[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877) › c4.s4.5 # The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s4.5 The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s4.5 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.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\*. - [Previous: c4.s4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s4.4) - [Next: c4.s4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s4.6) - [Up: c4.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s4.5) · Pramāṇa