CHAPTER XXXI.
Now we shall discourse on the chapter which treats of the Therapeutics of an an attack by Revati (Revati -Pratishedha). 1.
The duly prepared decoction of Aśvagandhá, Sárivá, AJaśringi, Punarnavá, the two kinds of Sahá and Vidári should be employed in sprinkling (Sechana) the body of the affected child (in a case of an attack by Revati). Medicated oil duly cooked with Kushtha and Sarjarasa (resin)*[1] should be used in anointing the child's body. Medicated Ghrita duly cooked with the decoction of Dhava, Aśva-karna, Kakubha, Dhátaki and Tinduka and with the drugs of the Kákolyádi group (as Kalka) should be employed internally as a draught. 2A.
Kulattha, (burnt and) powdered Śamkha (conch-shell) and the drugs of the Sarvagandha group should be used as Pradehas (plasters), and the body of the child should be fumigated (Dhupana) morning and evening with the smokes of barley, Yava-phala (bamboo), and the dungs of vultures and owls mixed with clarified butter. Neck-ornament should be made with (the wood or pith of) Varuna, Arishta (Nimba), Ruchaka, Sinduka (Nirgundi), and Putranjivaka and should be always worn on the neck (as a charm) by the child. 2-3.
The presiding deity of the disease known as Revati should be worshipped in a cow-shed by a self-controlling physician with the offerings of white flowers, milk, parched
- ↑ * There is an additional text in the Bhávaprakáśa which says that Guggulu (Palamkashá), Nalada (Khus-khus) and Giri-kadamba should also be used in the preparation of the medicated oil.
