Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  1 
Nov.,  1893.  / 
Sanscrit  Pharmacopoeia. 
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Resin,  .  
Wax,   
Chikani-supari  (a  kind  of  betel), 
Red  lead,  
Sweet  oil,  
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Mix  the  oil  with  the  wax  and  resin,  and  rub  up  with  the  powders, 
previously  mixed  with  the  mercury. 
Scorpion  Bites. — Take  of — Pure  sulphur,  tamarind  fruit,  nutmeg, 
and  opium,  equal  parts.  Make  into  a  paste  with  water  and  apply, 
keeping  it  warm  by  holding  the  part  over  a  fire.  This  preparation 
is  said  to  effect  an  absolute  cure  in  ten  minutes. 
Snake  Bites. — Three  internal  remedies  for  this  are  mentioned  in 
the  work  in  question  : 
Prean-Mool  (root  of?)  rubbed  up  in  rice  water  may  be  given  every 
half  hour;  or  the  juice  of  Gallo  {Tinospora  cordifolia?)  given  at 
similar  intervals  ;  or,  again,  half  hourly  doses  of  Indra  varani  (colo- 
cynth)  root  rubbed  up  in  whey  are  said  to  effect  a  cure. 
Rat  Bites. — A  mixture  of  Bhadaism  (litharge),  Dirwenchi  (rhu- 
barb), and  Dharam  (pomegranate  rind)  is  to  be  rubbed  with  water 
and  applied  on  cotton. 
Szvelling  of  the  Neck. — This  is  a  complaint  from  which  many 
natives  suffer,  and  no  fewer  than  five  rather  curious  remedies  are 
given  in  this  book.    They  are  as  follows  : 
(1)  Sarpankha  root  mixed  with  cow's  urine,  to  be  applied  by 
rubbing. 
(2)  Black  serpent's  bones  strung  together  and  worn  round  the 
neck  as  a  necklace.  My  Hindu  friend  informed  me  in  perfect  good 
faith  that  this  was  really  a  marvellous  remedy,  his  father  having 
cured  many  patients  by  no  other  treatment  than  this.  Such  a  state- 
ment sounds  amusing  to  our  ears,  but  after  all  may  not  our  modern 
teething  necklace  and  electric  belts  be  only  a  development  of  this 
ancient  method  of  treatment?  Necklaces  of  serpent's  bones  are 
very  costly  ;  my  friend  told  me  that  in  his  father's  possession  had 
cost  about  eighty  rupees. 
(3)  Mango  seeds  and  horse's  hoof  parings  are  to  be  burnt  together 
in  a  pot,  mixed  with  butter,  and  applied. 
(4)  Camel's  bones  and  buffalo's  horns  in  powder  are  to  be  mixed 
with  sweet  oil  (in  which  the  flowers  of  Canna  indica  have  previously 
(5)  VARIOUS  CURES. 
