The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s4.5

c4.s4.5

कवल *Kavala*. Liquids used as gargles are so called. Sometimes a mixture of liquid and solid substances or solid balls of medicine are taken into the mouth and retained in it till they bring on a discharge from the nose and eyes. This mode of application is गण्डूष *Gaṇḍusha*. When powders or thick solutions are applied to the teeth and gums with the finger, the process of medicament is called प्रतिसारण *Pratisárana*.