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NATIVE MEDICINAL OILS, 



Cow-ghee. 

 Cocoanut-oil. 

 Then make "Kalke" of the following ingredients. 

 Kaha — Curcuma Longa. 

 Wenivel — Coscinium fenestratum. 

 Tippily — Long Pepper. 

 Peronkayan — Assa fcetida. 

 Moonemal-ete — Seeds of Mimusops elengi. 

 Sodulunu — Garlic. 



These should be taken in equal quantities, so that the whole 

 when added together, may be equal to a quarter of the weight or 

 the oils above mentioned. Boil every thing together during three 

 days, until the "Kalhe" assumes the consistency of Bees' wax, and 

 strain the oil. 



Virtues. 



Good for all diseases arising from the morbid or excited state of 

 the windy humour. This oil is of a warm temperament and ad- 

 apted to persons frequently subject to cold sensations. In all cases 

 of pains it is to be rubbed over the parts affected. 



No. 6. — Koleslesma Tiele. 

 Extract the juice of — 



Batu-fruit-— A species of the night shade. 

 Kukurumaan fruit — Randia uliginosa, D. C. 

 Demette fruit — Gmelina Asiatica. 

 Pusvel — Entada scandens. 

 Hinguruvel — Gueilandina Bonduc. 

 Niyede — Sanseviera zeylanica. 

 Pupule leaves — Vernonia zeylanica, Less. 

 Embuldoddan — Citrus aurantium. 

 Iremusu roots — Hemidesmus indicus. 

 Sooduloonu — Garlic. 

 Inguru — Ginger. 



Welaa roots— Gynandropsis pentaphylla. 



