Ashtangasamgraha 32.11

32.11

kalpanā tu trividhā |

piṇḍo rasakriyā cūrṇaśca |

yathāpūrvaṃ te balinastasmāt prabalamadhyābaleṣvāmayeṣukramāttān prayojayet |

tatra piṇḍo hareṇumātrastīkṣṇasya |

rasakriyā viḍaṅgamātrā |

taddviguṇā mṛdoḥ |

cūrṇo dviśalākaḥ |

mṛdostriśalākaḥ ||

The preparation, however, is threefold:
pill, concentrated decoction, and powder.
They are strong in the order mentioned; therefore, one should apply them respectively in severe, moderate, and mild diseases.
Among them, the dose of the pill is the size of a hareṇu pea for a sharp [formula];
of the concentrated decoction, the size of a viḍaṅga seed;
and twice that for a mild one.
The powder is two probes [in quantity];
for a mild one, three probes.