urethra owing to sexual excesses, and he should be treated with remedies which are constructive tonics (e. g., meat-soup, milk, clarified butter, *[1] etc.). Uttara-vastis should be applied into the urethra, under the circumstances, with cock's lard and with oil, the process of applying which has already been elaborately described. (See Chikitsá, XXVII). 26-27.
Half a Pátra measure of honey, one Pátra measure of clarified butter churned from milk (Kshira-sarpis) †[2] and equal parts of sugar, and powdered Drákshá, Átmagnptá-seed, Ikshuraka and Pippali, together weighing one half part i.e., half of half a Pátra) should be thoroughly mixed by stirring the compound with a laddie. A Páni-tala (two Tolás) measure of this compound should be licked, followed by draughts of milk. By using this Ghrita, a man is relieved of all injurious principles of his body, and gets rid of distressing and dreadful urinary troubles which cannot otherwise be easily cured by any other remedy. It acts as an excellent blood-purifier, and, by using it, even a barren woman may get rid of her sterility and of all other vaginal and uterine complaints which usually obstruct or retard conception in females. 28.
- ↑ * Dallana says that Kârtika does not read this, in as much as this would increase the number originally mentioned, as also because this case has already been mentioned in Prameha. But according to Jejjata, this is mentioned here to make the case more clear.
- ↑ † Dallana's reading here evidently is 'Kshira-sarpishah', but according to a variant the reading would be "Kshira-sarpish u" i.e., milk and clarified butter (taken together). The latter reading has the support of Chakrapáni and Vrinda who, however, read these lines in a different way and prescribe the drugs in somewhat different proportions. The former reading 'Kshira-sarpishah' with the sixth case-ending is, however, more grammatical.
