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Chap. XLII.]
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and with the decoction of (major) Pancha-mula as well as with wine (Surá), Áranála (fermented rice-boilings), curd, and the expressed juice of Mulaka, with the Kalka of Vyosha, Dádima, Vrikshámla, Yamáni, Chavya, Saindhava, Hingu, Amla-vetasa, Ajáji and Dipyaka (Ajamodá) taken in equal parts, includes within the range of its curative efficacy such diseases of the body as Gulma, Grahani (chronic diarrhœa), piles, asthma, insanity, consumption, fever, cough, epilepsy Apasmára, dulness of appetite, enlargement of spleen, colic, and the derangements of the bodily Váyu. 19.

An Ádhaka measure each of curd, Sauviraka (a kind of Kánjika), clarified butter and the decoctions of Mudga and Kulattha pulse should be cooked with the admixture of two Pala weight of each of the following drugs, viz., Sauvarchala, Sarjiká, Devadáru and Saindhava. The medicated Ghrita thus prepared proves curative in cases of Vátaja Gulma and acts as a good appetiser. 20.

Ghritas in Pittaja and Raktaja Gulmas: — Clarified butter duly cooked with the Kalka of the drugs or the Jivaniya (Kákolyádi) group and with the decoction of the component members of the Trina-pancha-mula, or of the Nyagrodhádi or of the Utpaládi group, would undoubtedly prove curative in cases of Pittaja and Raktaja Gulma. 21.

Ghritas in Kaphaja Gulma:— A Gulma of the Kaphaja type would surely yield to the use of medicated Ghritas duly cocked with the drugs of the Dipaniya (Pippalyádi) group as Kalka with the admixture (as liquid) of the decoction of the component members of either the Áragvadhádi group, the alkaline (Mushkakádi) group or the Áragvadhádi Gana, or with the officinal group of (animal) urines. 22.