The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s10.t6.4

c5.s10.t6.4

Gunjá bhadra rasa.¹ Take of the seeds of *Abrus precatorius* six parts, mercury three parts, sulphur twelve parts, nim seeds, *Cannabis sativa* leaves and croton seeds, each one part. Rub them together and soak for one day in each of the following fluids, namely, lemon juice, juice of the leaves of *Cannabis sativa*, of datura leaves and of the leaves of *Solanum nigrum* (*kákamáchi*). This medicine is given in doses of about eight grains, with rock salt and assafœtida, in paraplegia. The seeds of *Abrus precatorius* reduced to a paste are recommended to be applied locally in sciatica, stiffness of the shoulder joint, paralysis and other nervous diseases.²