The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s8.43
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c4.s8.43
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c4.s8.43
Iron forms an ingredient of hair dyes. The following is an illustration. Take of powdered iron two tolás, mangoe stones five tolás, chebulic and emblic myrobalans two tolás each, belleric myrobalan one tolá, rub them together with water in an iron vessel and steep for one night. This paste is applied to grey hairs for turning them into black.²