The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s1.t1.17

c5.s1.t1.17

In fever complicated with cerebral symptoms aconite is used in combination with mercury and datura, as in the following called *Panchavaktra rasa*.² Take of purified mercury, sulphur, aconite, black pepper and borax, rub them together with the juice of datura leaves for twelve hours, and make into four-grain pills. Along with these pills a decoction of the root of *Calotropis gigantea* (*arka*) with the addition of long pepper, black pepper and ginger is recommended to be taken.