[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.s7 # The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s7: Arsenic The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s7 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [c4.s7.t1 White Arsenic](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1) — 10 parts - [c4.s7.t2 Orpiment](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2) — 23 parts - [c4.s7.t3 Realgar](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3) — 16 parts ### Arsenic ### [c4.s7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.1) THREE compounds of arsenic are used in Hindu medicine, namely, arsenious anhydride or white arsenic, red sulphide of arsenic or realgar, and the yellow sulphide or orpiment. Of these three, orpiment and realgar have been used in medicine from a very remote period, and are indigenous to India. Native white arsenic is not met with in India. It is brought from Burma, China and the Persian gulf. It is not mentioned in the more ancient Sanskrit works, neither in the list of metallic ores, where orpiment, realgar etc. are described, nor in any prescription for the treatment of diseases. In compilations of a later date, however, such as the Bhávaprakása, and the Tantras, it is recommended as a powerful medicine for fever, and is now much used as such. ### [c4.s7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.2) In these later works white arsenic is called by several names, such as शङ्खविष Sankha visha, साम्बलक्षार Sámbala kshára, फेनाश्मभस्म Phenásma bhasma, and दारुमुच Dárumuch. None of these terms, however, is to be found in standard lexicons, such as Wilson's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, or Sir Rájá Rádhákanta Deva's Sabdakalpadruma. Phenásma bhasma is mentioned by Susruta in his chapter on poisons, where he says, it and haritála (orpiment) are the two mineral poisons,\* but it is very doubtful if Susruta meant any native white arsenic by it. The derivation of the term implies that it was obtained by roasting some sort of stone or ore. White arsenic was obtained artificially in ancient days by roasting orpiment (see orpiment), and probably this preparation was called Phenásma bhasma. At a later period imported white arsenic had been used in medicine under the designations of sambalakshára, dárumuch, and sankha visha. ### White Arsenic ### [c4.s7.t1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.1) \*Sans.\* शङ्खविष Sankha visha. दारुमुच Dárumuch. साम्बलक्षार Sámbala kshára. ### [c4.s7.t1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.2) WHITE Arsenic is sold in the bazars under the names of Sunka bish, Suffed sambul and Darumuch. It is purified by being soaked in lemon juice or the juice of the plantain tree. It is chiefly used in fever, for which it is now preferred to the other compounds of arsenic, and is employed alone as also in a great variety of combinations. The following are a few illustrations. ### [c4.s7.t1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.3) Jvara brahmástra.¹ Take of white arsenic two tolás, soak it in cow's urine for three days, and afterwards in the juice of Celsia Coromandeliana (kokasima), for one day, and then wash in cold water. Take a small quantity, the weight of a mustard, (about one-ninth of a grain), and administer within a lump of sugar in intermittent fever before the paroxysm comes on. Thus taken for three days, it cures recent and chronic fevers, ague and remittent fever. It is called Jvara brahmástra or the weapon which infallibly destroys fever. ### [c4.s7.t1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.4) ∗ फेनाश्मभस्महरितालञ्च द्वेधातु विषे। Susruta. kalpasthána. chapter II. ### [c4.s7.t1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.5) ¹ ज्वरब्रह्मास्त्रः। विपनीञ्च समागय्य शुभवर्णं सुशोभनम्। आनीय सम्बलं ### [c4.s7.t1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.6) Dárubrahma rasa.¹ Take of white arsenic, cinnabar, datura seeds and long pepper, equal parts, and make into four-grain pills with lemon juice. They are given with the juice of tulsi (leaves of Ocimum sanctum) in remittent fever with shivering, incoherent speech or wandering, profuse perspiration or much heat of body, difficult breathing, etc. The dose of arsenic in this medicine is very large and may induce unpleasant symptoms. ### [c4.s7.t1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.7) ¹ दारुब्रह्म वा कर्णिकरसः । रसजं शङ्खविषञ्चैव कृष्णा धुस्तूरबीजकैः । जम्बीराषां द्रवर्मैर्द्विगुञ्ज परिमाणतः । गन्धपत्रानुपानेन कर्निकाषां कुलान्तकत् ॥ ### [c4.s7.t1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.8) Chandesvara rasa.² Take of mercury, sulphur, aconite, prepared copper and white arsenic, equal parts, rub together with the juice of fresh ginger for six hours, then soak in ginger-juice and dry, successively for seven days. Afterwards soak in the juice of Vitex nigundo (nirgundi) for seven days, make into pills about a grain each, and administer with the juice of fresh ginger. Along with this medicine, inunction with oil, cold bathing and nourishing animal food should be used. ### [c4.s7.t1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.9) ² चण्डेश्वररसःरस गन्धं विषं ताम्रं सम्बलं क्षारमेवच । आर्द्रकस्य रसे नैव ### [c4.s7.t1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t1.10) देवि तोलक द्वय सम्मितम् ॥ स्वच्छगोमूत्रमानीय शरावेस्थापयेद्बुधः सम्बलं तत्र संक्षिप्य दिवसत्रयमेवच ॥ तत उद्धृत्य देवेशि कुकशिम्बारसेपुच । स्थापयेद्दिनमेकन्तु ततः स्वच्छजलेनच । संशोध्य स्थापयेद्देवि निर्मलेकाचपात्रके । एकसर्षपमानं तत् ज्वरागमनपूर्व्वतः ॥ फेणोमध्यगतं लत्वा भक्षयेत्स्थिरमानसः । अथवा शर्कराद्रावैः पीत्वारोगी सुखीभवेत् । एवं दिनत्रयं भुक्त्वामुच्यतेज्वरसङ्कटात् । जीर्णज्वरे तथावाते कम्पज्वरे विशेषतः । निश्चितं ज्वरसक्ताः स्यात् सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः । तन्त्रोक्तः ॥ ### Orpiment ### [c4.s7.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.1) \*Sans.\* हरिताल, \*Haritála.\* ### [c4.s7.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.2) ORPIMENT occurs in two forms, namely, in smooth shining gold-coloured scales called \*Vansapatri haritála\*, and in yellow opaque masses called \*Pinda haritála\*. \*Vansapatri haritála\* is preferred for internal use as an alterative and febrifuge. \*Pinda haritála\* is chiefly used as a colouring ingredient in paints, and for sizing country paper. Most of the older Sanskrit MSS. are written on paper prepared with \*haritála\*, to preserve them from the ravages of insects, and this it does most effectually.\* ### [c4.s7.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.3) सह्वेदं याममात्रकम् ॥ रसेनापि तेनास्त्र भावयेत् सप्तवारकम् । निर्गुण्डीस्वर- सेनापि भावयेत् सप्तधा पुनः ॥ गुञ्जार्द्धमाना वटिका शुद्धार्द्रकरसेनवै । मूत्रादेव ज्वरं हन्ति तैलाभ्यङ्गं समाचरेत् ॥ सुशीतलजलेस्नानं तैबमतुस्यादि भोजनम् । चण्डेश्वरो रसो नाम सर्व रोगकृतान्तकः ॥ संक्षिप्तसारः॥ ### [c4.s7.t2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.4) \* Babu Rájendralála Mitra gives the following interesting account of arsenicised paper in his report on Sanskrit manuscripts, published in the Proceedings of the Asiatic Society, for March 1875. ### [c4.s7.t2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.5) “The manuscripts examined have mostly been written on country paper sized with yellow arsenic and an emulsion of tamarind seeds, and then polished by rubbing with a conch-shell. A few are on white Kásmiri paper, and some on Palm-leaf. White arsenic is rarely used for the size, but I have seen a few codices sized with it, the mucilage employed in such cases being acacia gum. The surface of ordinary country paper being rough, a thick coating of size is necessary for easy writing; and the tamarind-seed emulsion affords this admirably. The paper used for ordinary writing is sized with rice gruel; but such paper attracts damp and vermin of all kinds, and that great pest of literature, “the silver-fish” thrives luxuriantly on it. The object of the arsenic is to keep off this insect, and it serves the purpose most effectually. No insect or worm of any kind will attack arsenicised paper, and so far the MSS. are perfectly secure against its ravages. The superior appearance and cheapness of European paper has of late induced many persons to use it instead of the country arsenicised paper in writing puthis; but this is a great mistake, as the latter is not near so durable as the former, and is liable to be rapidly destroyed by insects. I cannot better illustrate this than by referring to some of the MSS. in the Library of the Asiatic Society. There are among them several volumes written on foolscap paper, which dates from 1820 to 1830, and they already look decayed, mouldering, and touched in several places by silver-fish. Others on John-letter paper which is thicker, larger and stouter, are already so far injured that the ink has quite faded, and become in many places illegible, whereas the MSS. which were originally copied on arsenicated paper for the College of Fort William in the first decade of this century, are now quite as fresh as they were when first written. ### [c4.s7.t2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.6) \*Haritála\* is purified for internal use by being successively boiled in \*kánjika\*, the juice of the fruit of \*Benincasa cerifera\* (\*kushmánda\*), sesamum oil, and a decoction of the three myrobalans, for three hours in each fluid. Some physicians, probably to save time, mix all these fluids together, and boil the orpiment in the mixture for three hours only. The dose of orpiment thus purified is from two to four grains. ### [c4.s7.t2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.7) Several methods of roasting orpiment are described. The \*Bhávaprakása\* recommends that orpiment should be powdered and made into a ball with the juice of \*Boerhaavia diffusa\* (\*punarnavá\*) and placed in the centre of a pot full of the ashes of that plant. The pot should be now covered with a dish, luted with clay, and heated over a fire for twenty hours. When cool the ball of roasted orpiment is taken out from the pot and reduced to powder. Another process is as follows. Take of purified orpiment and \*yavakshára\*, equal parts, rub them together with the juice of \*Vitex Negundo\* (\*nirgundi\*), and roast the mixture in a closed crucible. The resulting compound from both these processes is described as a white camphor-like substance. ### [c4.s7.t2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.8) A specimen of roasted orpiment supplied to me by an up-country physician was analized and found to contain but a small proportion of white arsenic. Bengali physicians do not prepare this drug from a superstitious notion that the man who roasts orpiment dies very soon. They purchase it from \*Fakirs\* or religious mendicants. It is said that some specimens of roasted orpiment are highly poisonous, and contain a large proportion of white arsenic. The quality of the drug would no doubt vary according to the method in which it is prepared. ### [c4.s7.t2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.9) Orpiment is said to cure fevers and skin diseases, to increase strength and beauty, and to prolong life. In fever it is used in combination with mercury, aconite, etc. The following is an illustration. ### [c4.s7.t2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.10) have seen many MSS. in private collections which are much older, and still quite as fresh. This fact would suggest the propriety of Government records in Mofussil Courts being written on arsenicised paper instead of the ordinary English foolscap, which is so rapidly destroyed both by the climate and also by white-ants. To guard against mistake I should add here that the ordinary yellow paper sold in the bazars is dyed with turmeric, and not at all proof against the attack of insects." ### [c4.s7.t2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.11) \*Vetála rasa.\*¹ Take of purified mercury, sulphur, orpiment, aconite, and black pepper, equal parts. First rub the mercury and sulphur together, then add the other ingredients in fine powder, and make into two-grain pills. They are given with the juice of fresh ginger in remittent fever with affection of the brain. ### [c4.s7.t2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.12) ¹ 1 ### [c4.s7.t2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.13) \*Vidyádhara rasa.\*² Take of mercury, sulphur, prepared copper, iron pyrites, realgar and orpiment equal parts, rub them together and soak the mixture in a decoction of long pepper and in the milky juice of \*Euphorbia nereifolia\* (\*vajri\*). Make into pills about six grains each. These pills are given with honey in enlarged spleen and other enlargements of the abdominal viscera. ### [c4.s7.t2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.14) ² 2 ### [c4.s7.t2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.15) \*Tálakesari rasa.\*³—Orpiment forms the active ingredient of several pills for skin diseases, of which this is an example. Take of orpiment, realgar, iron pyrites (\*svarnamákshika\*), mercury, borax, and rock salt, one part each, sulphur and burnt conch-shell two parts each, rub them together for a day with lemon juice, then add to the mass one-thirtieth part of its weight of aconite, and mix. Dose, five to ten grains with butter. After it, powdered seeds of \*Vernonia anthelmintica\* (\*vákuchi\*), two drachms should be taken with honey and ghee. This medicine is useful in all sorts of chronic skin diseases. The above formula is taken from the Bhávaprakása. Sárangadhara gives a similar prescription under the name of \*Mahátálesvara\*. ### [c4.s7.t2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.16) ³ 3 ### [c4.s7.t2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.17) 1. वेतालरसः । रसं गन्धं विषं तालं मरिचञ्च समांशकम् । शिलायां मर्दयेत्तावत् यावत् कज्जलसन्निभम् ॥ गुञ्जामातं प्रयोक्तव्यं हरेद्वादशसंज्ञकम् । साध्यासाध्यं निहन्याशु सन्निपातं सुदारुणम् ॥ म्लानेषु भिन्नदेहेषु मोहग्रस्तेषु देहिषु । दातमर्हति वेतालं यमदूतनिवारणम् ॥ भैषज्यरत्नावली । ### [c4.s7.t2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.18) 2. विद्याधररसः । गन्धकं तालकं ताम्रं मृतं ताम्रं मनःशिला । शुद्धसूतस्य तुल्यांशं मर्दयेत् भावयेद्दिनम् ॥ पिप्पल्याः क्वथायेण वज्रीक्षीरेण भावयेत् । निष्कार्द्धं भक्षयेत् क्षौद्रैः प्लीहगुल्मादिकं जयेत् ॥ रसेन्द्रसार संग्रहः । ### [c4.s7.t2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.19) 3. तालकेशरी । तालताव्यशिला सूतटङ्कणाः सिन्धुसंयुताः । गन्धको द्विगुणः स्तात् शङ्खचूर्णञ्च तत्समम् ॥ जम्बीराद्रिदिनं घृष्टा त्रिंशदंशं विषं क्षिपेत् । अस्य माषद्वयं खादेन्माषैषीघृतसंयुतम् ॥ मध्वाज्यैर्वाकुचीबीजकर्षं लिह्यात् ततः परम् । तालकेश्वरनामायं सर्वकुष्ठहरो रसः ॥ भावप्रकाशः । ### [c4.s7.t2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.20) Orpiment forms an ingredient of several external applications for skin diseases. Thus, take of orpiment, wood of \*Berberis lycium\* (\*dáruharidrá\*), seeds of \*Raphanus sativus\* (\*mulaka\*), wood of \*Pinus Deodara\* and betle leaves, each two tolás, burnt conch-shell half a tolá, beat them together with water into a thin paste. This paste is an useful application in psoriasis.¹ ### [c4.s7.t2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.21) ¹ दार्वीमूलकबीजानि तालकं सुरदारु च । ताम्बूलपत्रं सर्वाणि कार्षिकानि पृथक् पृथक् ॥ शङ्खचूर्णं मानमात्रं सर्वान्येकत्र चूर्णयेत् । लेपोयं वारिणा पिष्टः सिध्मनां नाशनः परः ॥ शार्ङ्गधरः । ### [c4.s7.t2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.22) The use of orpiment as a depilatory was known to the ancient Hindus. It enters into the composition of numerous formulæ for the removal of hair. The following are examples.² Take of conch-shell-lime, soaked in the juice of plantain tree, and of orpiment, equal parts, make them into a paste with the aid of water, and apply it to the part from which the hair is to be removed. Or take of conch-shell-lime two parts, orpiment one part, realgar half a part, \*sarjikákshára\* (impure carbonate of soda) one part, rub together with water, and apply. ### [c4.s7.t2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t2.23) ² शङ्खचूर्णस्य भागौ द्वौ हरितालञ्च भागैकम् । मनःशिला चार्द्धभागा सर्जिका चैक भागिका ॥ लेपोऽयं वारिपिष्टस्तु केशान्तुत्पाद्य दीयते । अनया लेपयुक्तात्र समवेतं प्रयुक्तया । निर्मूलकेशस्थानं स्यात् चपणस्य शिरो यथा ॥ शार्ङ्गधरः । ### Realgar ### [c4.s7.t3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.1) \*Sans.\* मनःशिला, \*Manahsilà\*. ### [c4.s7.t3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.2) REALGAR is purified by being rubbed with the juice of lemons, or of ginger. It is used internally in fever, skin diseases, cough, asthma, etc, and externally in skin diseases. In fever, it is generally used in combination with mercury, orpiment etc. The following is an illustration. ### [c4.s7.t3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.3) \*Chandesvara rasa\*.³ Take of realgar, mercury, sulphur, and aco- ### [c4.s7.t3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.4) ³ चण्डेश्वर रसः । समांशं योजयेत् खल्वे रसं गन्धं शिलां विषम । निर्गुण्डी सरसै भाव्यं तिवारं चाद्रक द्रवः । गुञ्जैकं भक्षयेत् प्रतिः ज्वरं हन्ति महोद्धतम् ॥ रसेन्द्रसारसंग्रहः । ### [c4.s7.t3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.5) 1. दार्वीमूलकबीजानि तालकं सुरदारु च । ताम्बूलपत्रं सर्वाणि कार्षिकानि पृथक् पृथक् ॥ शङ्खचूर्णं मानमात्रं सर्वान्येकत्र चूर्णयेत् । लेपोयं वारिणा पिष्टः सिध्मनां नाशनः परः ॥ शार्ङ्गधरः । ### [c4.s7.t3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.6) 2. शङ्खचूर्णस्य भागौ द्वौ हरितालञ्च भागैकम् । मनःशिला चार्द्धभागा सर्जिका चैक भागिका ॥ लेपोऽयं वारिपिष्टस्तु केशान्तुत्पाद्य दीयते । अनया लेपयुक्तात्र समवेतं प्रयुक्तया । निर्मूलकेशस्थानं स्यात् चपणस्य शिरो यथा ॥ शार्ङ्गधरः । ### [c4.s7.t3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.7) 3 चण्डेश्वर रसः । समांशं योजयेत् खल्वे रसं गन्धं शिलां विषम । निर्गुण्डी सरसै भाव्यं तिवारं चाद्रक द्रवः । गुञ्जैकं भक्षयेत् प्रतिः ज्वरं हन्ति महोद्धतम् ॥ रसेन्द्रसारसंग्रहः । ### [c4.s7.t3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.8) nite, equal parts, soak in the juice of \*Vitex Negundo\* (\*nirgundi\*), and of fresh ginger, three times respectively, and make into two-grain pills. This medicine is useful in remittent fever. ### [c4.s7.t3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.9) \*Svása kuthára rasa\*.¹ Take of realgar, mercury, sulphur, aconite, borax, each one part, black pepper seven parts, ginger, and long pepper, three parts each, rub them together with water, and make into four-grain pills. They are said to be useful in asthma with cough, and in remittent fever with cerebral complications. In coma from remittent fever, these pills are powdered and used as snuff for rousing the patient. They are also used in this manner in cephalalgia, hemicrania, ozæna, etc. ### [c4.s7.t3.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.10) ¹ श्वासकुठाररसः। सूतं गन्धं विषञ्चैव टङ्कणञ्च मनःशिला। एतानि टङ्कमात्रानि मरिचं तच्चतुर्गुणम्।। त्रिकटु त्रिगुणञ्चैव खल्वे पिष्ट्वा विचूर्णयेत्। रसः श्वासकुठारोऽयं श्वाससञ्ज्जरपः।। रसेन्द्रसारसंग्रहः। ### [c4.s7.t3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.11) Realgar enters into the composition of numerous applications for skin diseases. Realgar mixed with the ashes of \*Achyranthes aspera\* (\*apámárga\*) is applied to patches of leucoderma or white lepra. In leprous ulcers a liniment composed of realgar, orpiment, black pepper, sesamum oil and the juice of \*Calotropis gigantea\* is used.² ### [c4.s7.t3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.12) ² मनःशिलाल मरिचानि तैल माकं पयः कुष्ठहरः प्रदेहः।। चक्रः।। ### [c4.s7.t3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.13) \*Chandraprabhá varti\*.³ Realgar enters into the composition of several applications for the eye: the following is an example. Take of realgar, galena, conch-shell lime, seeds of \*Moringa pterygosperma\* (\*sveta maricha\*), long pepper, liquorice and the kernel of belleric myrobalan, equal parts, rub them together with goat's milk, dry the mixture and make into small pastils or pencils. These are rubbed with a little honey and applied to the eyes as a collyrium in affections of the internal tunics, tumors or other growths, night-blindness etc. ### [c4.s7.t3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.14) ³ चन्द्रप्रभावर्त्तिः। अञ्जनं श्वेतमरिचं पिप्पली मधुयष्टिका। विभोत कस्य मध्यन्तु शङ्खनाभि मनःशिला।। एतानि समभागानि अजाक्षीरेणपेषयेत्। छायाशुष्कां कृतां वर्त्तिं नेत्रेषु च प्रयोजयेत्।। अर्बुदं पटल काचं तिमिरं रक्तराजिकाम्। अधिमांसं मलञ्चैव यस्यात्रौ न पश्यति।। वर्त्ति चन्द्रप्रभा नाम जातान्ध्रमपि शोधयेत्।। चक्रः।। ### [c4.s7.t3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.15) An oil for application to fistulous sores is prepared as follows. Take of sulphur, realgar and turmeric, eight tolas each, mustard-oil one seer, juice of datura leaves one seer, water four seers; boil together in the usual way.¹ ### [c4.s7.t3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7.t3.16) ¹ चूर्ण गन्धकशिला रजनीभवेन सुध्रशकेन कटुतैलपलाष्टकं तु। धत्तूर पत्ररसतु ल्यमिदं विपक्कं नाडीं जयेत् चिरभवामपि कर्णजाताम् ॥ भावप्रकाशः । ## Linked texts (6) - [Suśrutasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta) — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit - [Śārṅgadharasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.sarngadharasamhita) — Śārṅgadhara (physician), Sanskrit - [Bhāvaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.bhavaprakasa) — Bhāvamiśra 1550, Sanskrit - [Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.cikitsa.gauda.bhaisajyaratnavali) — Govindadāsa, Sanskrit - [Tantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.tantra.kriya.general.tantra) — Sanskrit - [Rasendrasārasaṃgraha (Gopāla Kṛṣṇā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.cikitsa.rasendrasarasamgraha) — Gopāla Kṛṣṇā 1800, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c4.s7) · Pramāṇa