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The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s1.24

The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s1.24

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c4.s1.24

स्तम्भन *Stambhana* or constipators are medicines which from their drying, astringent and cooling qualities, and from their easy digestibility, increase the air and retain the secretions, as for example *Indrayava* (seeds of *Holarrhena antidysenterica*).