The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s12.5

c4.s12.5

*Vasanta málati rasa.* Take of leaf gold one part, pearls two parts, cinnabar three parts, black pepper four parts, purified *kharpara* eight parts, and rub them together. Then add some butter and lemon juice and rub together till intimately mixed and no separate particles are visible. Dose two to four grains with honey and long pepper. This medicine is much used by Up-country physicians in chronic fever, secondary syphilis, chronic gonorrhoea, leucorrhoea etc.¹