आढकी, *A'dhaki*. *Cajanus Indicus*, Sprengel. *Arar*, B. Tor, *H.* त्रिपुटी, *Triputi*. *Lathyrus sativus*, Linn. *Khesári*, *H. B.* माषपर्णी, *Máshaparni*. *Glycine labialis*, Linn. *Vern. Másháni*, *H.B.*

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Some of these pulses have several varieties. For example seven sorts of mudga are mentioned, namely, *krishna* or black, *mahá* or large, *gaura* or pale red, *harita* or green, *pita* or yellow, *sveta* or white and *rakta* or red.

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Mudga, ordinarily known as moong ká dál, and especially its green variety, is considered most wholesome and suited to sick persons. A soup made of this pulse is often the first article of diet prescribed after recovery from acute illness. The following varieties are also considered wholesome and suited for use by convalescent persons, namely, *masura*, *chanaka*, *kulattha* and *makushtha*. *Vicia Lens* or lentils, which take rank first among the pulses as containing the largest proportion of flesh-forming matter, are regarded by the Hindus as highly nutritive, and useful in bowel complaints. A poultice made of this pulse is an effectual domestic medicine for checking secretion of milk and reducing distension of the mammary glands. *Cicer arietinum* is perhaps the most favourite pulse with the natives, and is used as an article of diet in a great variety of ways. It is taken raw, or cooked in its green as well as ripe state. Gram is made into *dál*, is roasted and ground into meal and is prepared in many other ways.

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The acid liquid exuded from the hairs of the stem and leaves of *Cicer arietinum* is called *chanakámla* in Sanskrit. It is collected by spreading a cloth over the plants during the night and rinsing the fluid absorbed by it. *Chanakámla* is described as acid, refrigerant, saltish, and useful in dyspepsia, indigestion and costiveness. It enters into the composition of some medicines for dyspepsia along with other vegetable acids.

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*Dolichos uniflorus* is used medicinally chiefly as an external application in the shape of poultices and pastes. Its soup is said to be useful in gravel and urinary disorders.

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The *Phaseolus Roxburghii* or *másha* is much used in medicine both internally and externally in paralysis, rheumatism and affections of the nervous system. It enters into the composition of several decoctions used in these diseases. The following is an illustration. Take of the pulse of *Phaseolus Roxburghii*. root of castor oil plant, of *Mucuna pruriens* (*átmaguptá*) and *Sida cordifolia* (*balá*), half a tolá each, and prepare a decoction in the usual way. This decoction is given with the addition of rock salt and assa-fœtida.¹ Several oils for external application in the above mentioned diseases have the pulse of *Phaseolus Roxburghii* for their basis or principal ingredient, as for example the following.

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¹ माषात्मगुप्तकैरण्ड वाल्हालक शृतं पिबेत्। हिङ्गुसैन्धवसंयुक्तं पक्षाघात निवारणम्। चक्रदत्तः।

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*Svalpa másha taila*.² Take of the pulse of *Phaseolus Roxburghii* eight seers, water sixty-four seers, boil down to sixteen seers, and strain. Boil the strained decoction with four seers of sesamum oil, and one of rock salt till the water is evaporated. This oil is said to be useful in rheumatism, contracted knee joint, stiff shoulder joint, etc.

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² स्वल्पमाषतैलम्। तैलं सङ्कुचितेऽभ्यङ्गो माषसैन्धवसाधितम्। वातग्रीव-मते नखं पानञ्चोत्तरभक्तिकम्। काथोऽत माषनिष्पाद्याः सैन्धवं कल्कमेवच। चक्रदत्तः।

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Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha) — Cakrapāṇidatta, Sanskrit