[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877) › c4.s1.24 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.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\*). - [Previous: c4.s1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s1.23) - [Next: c4.s1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s1.25) - [Up: c4.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s1.24) · Pramāṇa