The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s12.t4.45
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s12.t4.45
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c5.s12.t4.45
In hemiplegia, stiff-neck, facial palsy, sciatica and other diseases of the nervous system, fried assafœtida is given along with a compound decoction called *Máshabaládi*, (see *Phaseolus Roxburghii*). A bit of warm assafœtida, placed in the cavity of a carious tooth, is said to relieve pain.³