The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s12.t11.12

c5.s12.t11.12

Arka taila.¹ Take of prepared sesamum oil, four seers, juice of arka leaves, sixteen seers, and turmeric reduced to a paste, one seer; boil them together in the usual way. This oil is said to be useful in eczema, and other eruptive skin diseases. Sometimes orpiment is substituted for turmeric is this preparation.