The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s11.17

c4.s11.17

Gulma kálánana rasa.¹ Take of mercury, sulphur, copper, orpiment, borax, and yavakshára (impure carbonate of potash), each two tolás, tubers of Cyperus rotundus (mustaka), black pepper, ginger, long pepper, fruit of Pothos officinalis (gajapippuli), chebulic myrobalans, Acorus Calamus (vacha) and Aplotaxis auriculata (kushtha), each one tolá. Powder them all, mix and soak the mixture in the juice of Hedyotis biflora (parparti), Heliophytum Indicum (hastisundi), Achyranthes aspera (apámarga) and Trichosanthes dioica (patala) respectively and dry. This medicine is given in the form of a powder in doses of eight grains with the decoction of chebulic myrobalans.