The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s10.t9.20

c5.s10.t9.20

Two or three chebulic myrobalans, rubbed into a paste and taken with a little rock salt, act as a mild laxative. The following compound decoction called Pathyádi kvátha is also much used as a purgative. Take of chebulic myrobalans, pulp of Cassia fistula (áragbadha), root of Picrorrhiza Kurroa (katuki), root of Ipomœa Turpethum (trivrit) and emblic myrobalans, equal parts, in all two tolás, and prepare a decoction in the usual way. Dose, two to four ounces. Bengali practitioners now a days often add senna and rhubarb to the above preparation, but these last were not known to the ancient writers, and are not mentioned in their works.¹