The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s11.t1.25

c4.s11.t1.25

Vrihat Vangesvara rasa.¹ Take of prepared tin, mercury, silver and talc, sulphur and camphor each two tolas, prepared gold and pearls, each half a tola, mix them together, soak the mixture in the juice of Eclipta prostrata (kesarájá), and make into four-grain pills. This medicine is said to cure all sorts of urinary diseases, and to act as an alterative tonic. It is given in diabetes with the juice of the ripe fruit of Ficus glomerata (udumbara).