oil, and the juice of Amlaphala etc. (to the weight of a quarter part thereof), should be added to it. The whole should be boiled together until reduced to a considerable consistence. The powders of the three aromatic drugs (Trisugandha) and Trivrit*[1] should be then added to it, which should be administered to a patient as an electuary with honey. This remedy will prove a good purgative in respect of a delicate person of Kaphaja temperament.
A compound, consisting of one part of powdered Nili fruit, one part of powdered Tvak and Ela, and two parts of pulverised Trivrit, and mixed with an adequate quantity of sugar, and taken with honey and the juice of Amlaphalam, should be regarded as a purgative remedy possessed of the virtue of destroying the concerted action of the three deranged humours of the body.
A compound, consisting of equal parts of powdered Trivrit, Shyama (Vriddhadaraka), Pippali and Triphal and made into a confection ( Modaka) (with the addition of honey and sugar), should be regarded as one of the most potent cures (purgatives) for Sannipata (simultaneous derangement of the three vital humours), haemoptysis and fever.
A compound consisting of three parts of Trivrit,
- ↑ *The weight of honey and pulverised Trivrit should be equal to a fourth part of the entire quantity of medicine taken at a time.
