The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s15.14

c4.s15.14

*Arjunábhra*.³ In heart disease talc is used with the juice of the arjuna bark which last is considered a specific for this complaint. *Arjunbhra* is prepared by soaking some prepared talc in the juice of the bark of *Terminalia Arjuna*, seven times, and dividing the mass into two-grain pills. In phthisis and chronic bronchitis the following called *Sringárábhra*¹ is used. Take of prepared talc sixteen tolás, camphor, cardamoms, nutmegs, mace, cloves, root of *Pavonia odorata* (bálá), *Pothos officinalis* (gajapippuli), leaves called tejpatra, jatamansi root, leaves of *Pinus Webbiana* (tálisapatra), cinnamon, flowers of *Mesua ferrea* (nágakesara), root of *Aplotaxis auriculata* (kushtha), flowers of *Woodfordia Floribunda* (dhátaki) and purified sulphur, each one tolá, mercury half a tolá. Powder the ingredients, mix and make into four-grain pills with water. One pill at a time is to be chewed with betle leaves and ginger, and a little water is to be taken afterwards. The pills may be taken three or four times daily. The diet should consist of ghee, milk and broth.