The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s21.5

c4.s21.5

*Sarjikádya churna*. 1 Take of *sarjikákshára* and *yavakshára*, rock, sonchal, vit, sámbar and *karkach* salts in equal parts, powder, soak in lemon juice or the juice of pomegranate fruits and dry in the sun. Dose about twenty grains. This medicine is said to promote the appetite, to remove local swellings or tumours in the abdomen and to cure dyspepsia with severe pain after meals.