Rasratna Samucchay

Author(s): Manikyadevsuri
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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(22) Now heat the essence, cast into Kapardya (Chori=Kandi),
having closed its mouth with borax, (put) it into a pair of Sarāva (lids) smeared with lime for 4 yāmas (12 hrs.).
(23)
Now the essence, with Kaparddika (Kaudi) is taken out and powdered, everp day, a dose of it measuring 1 vāla is to be given to T. B. patient with 8 times more black piper (in Carified butter 3) (it) becomes the conqueror of T. B.
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(24) This essence of 3 parts of Datura and 6 parts of mercury
mixed with Sulphur (Sagandha) and Sthāvarvişa (a kind of poison), heated by fire, by putting them into kaudi whose mouth is closed with borax; the whole thing is roasted in the pot besmeared with lime for 12 hours (4 yāmas).
(25) Now this prepared medicine called Saka-parddika Rasa,
combined with clarified butter eight times more and black piper, root of pippali (a kind of medicinal plant) and suņth (usaņa) if taken on the alternate day, curves sanigrahani (a kind of chromic dyspepasia) associated with Tuber culosis.
Now its process of preparation
After administering the medicine-Sakapa-rddika Rasa-2 ratis with clarified butter and powder of 29 black pepper (to the patient). 3 rice-pindas (inarsals) with clarified butter and 3 rice-pindas with curd ane to be taken taken (by him), and (he) should lie down on the bed with pillow under head (spread out) on the cot (pālyamka patta) on his back. After that, good milk should be given to him). This rasa (medicine) should be taken on every third day. But the dose of clarified butter and back pepper should always be licked (taken). After the evening meal, Haritaki (Terminalia Chebula) Vāla 4 and saindhava (rock salt) vāla 2 should always be taken (by him). Grahaņi (Chronic dyspepsia) and Kşaya (T.B.) go away (i.e. get cured) by one month's treatment.