The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s6.35

c4.s6.35

*Panchámrita parpati*.¹ Take of sulphur eight tolás, mercury four tolás, prepared iron two tolás, prepared talc one tolá, prepared copper half a tolá. Rub together in an iron mortar, melt in an iron ladle and prepare disks like those of *Rasa parpati*, above described. Dose four grains with honey and ghee, to be gradually increased to sixteen or eighteen grains. *Parpatis* of different sorts when given in cases of diarrhœa with anasarca are conjoined with a milk diet, water and salt being prohibited.