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Make pills of mercury tā. 2, malla (Somalakhāra) oxide of arsenic tā. and, black piper nigrum ţā. I. dhūsa tā. 1, and borax țā. 1 by combining them with the juice of lemon measuring the size of a gram. All fevers go away, (if they are taken)?
Grind lead tā. 3, cinnabar (tā. 3) purified in milk with the juice of lemon for 4 ghadhis (4 x 24=96 minutes, reduce mercury tā. 3 to paste in the juice of ocimum sanctum, combine these three and grind Trigadu (Sunth, maric and pipal) tā 9 Myristica ragrans tā. 3, and Alangium lamarkii (tā). 3) in the juice of lemon for 4 ghadhis (4 x 24 minutes), Mix these 8 things and make pills, measuring the weigh of 2 grams. Fever goes away; if it becomes chronic, the pill should be given to the patient with the juice of 1 lemon, misri (condensed sugar) tā. 21 and 4 black pipers, In regard to the diet, he is to take khicadi of rice and tuyar dal (a kind of pulse) with clarified butter. give him. Jauli ghee-Kita (seed) for 3 or 4 days all, all types of fevers go away; rheumatic fever also goes away."
Tailavidhih (The process of making oil) and Remedy for fever,
Bring Indigo (Nılı=galı) and dry it up in the shade. Next take its oil in Pātālayantra. Rub mercury in the juice of centipeda orbicularis (Chikani) it becomes fixed, Put it into an earthen vessel and give it ge fire, give it drops (tāyā) of the juice of portulacaea oleracea (Luni). Take 1 rati out of thc | sr. killed mercury is be to take with piper betel or nine minerals ? (navarasa) or some kind of plant ? fever goes away; disease goes away.3
Remedies for skin diseases.
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Make the pieces of the root of pentapetes phoenicia (Boporiyā) and and boil them in Tamdalajā (Amarantus polygamous) till the vegetable is well cooked. Next take it out and boil it in cow's milk in a Dolikayantra. Then crush it, a pill of it measuring 4 Tūyar (a kind of pulses) is to be taken with water. Besides., salty and sour things are not to be taken, but only curmu (lādu of wheat with clarified butter and gud) bread is to be taken. sweet rice, sugar and cold drink (of saravat) are to be taken. Every kind of boil goes away within-7-14-49 days, It is said by Manigalaji of Navāpurā.
1. Ibid., Ch. 9. 28. 2. SRSS., Ch. 9. 29. 3. SRSS., Ch. 10. 28. 4. SRSS., Ch. 7. 9.
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