The Bower Manuscript 15.407

15.407

With the portions ground, in half a prastha measure [of sesame oil], with four times as much milk as sesame oil, having strained it slowly, when prepared, it should be administered through the nose by one who is ready. // 394
With this, one should treat wrinkles, grey hair, […] blemishes of the face; it cures all head diseases;
so say the teachers. // 395
Sesame oil for nasal administration that cures wrinkles, grey hair, and diseases of the head: 3 verses.
A prastha measure of emblic myrobalan juice, a prastha measure of gold flower,
a prastha measure of bhṛṅgaraja, and a prastha measure of sesame oil should be given. // 396
One should boil these four prastha measures in a new iron vessel;
then one should store it for a month in a round box of walnut wood. // 397
Indeed, for cows, horses, donkeys, camels, and white birds,
this sesame oil, which destroys wrinkles and grey hair, removes whiteness. // 398
Sesame oil that destroys wrinkles and grey hair.
Phaṇijjhaka, with kṣavaka, aquatic plant, navamālikā jasmine,
sauvarcala salt, vacā, and asafoetida—one should take equal parts of these. // 399
In the measure of an akṣa each,
one should boil a prastha measure of sesame oil with these over a gentle fire,
with a portion of natron and cow's urine, in four times as much goat's milk. // 400
Then one should administer it through the nose to him; it cures scrofula.
Taking a dead black cobra and placing it in a new pot, // 401
having smeared it,
one should roast it internally on a blazing fire.
With that mixed with sesame oil, one should smear his scrofula. // 402
Indeed, after smearing for seven nights, scrofula will subside. // 403
The excellent remedy for scrofula.
In the Nāvanītaka of proven efficacy, the third chapter: The preparation of oils.
Hereafter we shall explain miscellaneous formulations.
Having thoroughly roasted sesame seeds, extinguished them in milk, one should grind them;
a poultice for gout [is made] with those sesame seeds or with [those] combined with liquorice. // 404
A plaster with clarified butter, goat's milk, and wheat is praised;
this principal remedy should be known as curing gout. // 405
Two formulations to relieve gout: 2 verses.
Clarified butter, sesame oil, jaggery, vinegar, and ginger as the fifth;
this, drunk, becomes an immediate refresher that cures pain in the sacrum. // 406
Citraka, long pepper root, vacā, kaṭukarohiṇī,
pāṭhā, kurchi seeds, chebulic myrobalan, and dry ginger; // 407