[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877) › c5.s13.t2 # The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s13.t2: Canscora Decussata, R. et Sch. The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s13.t2 - **Language:** English ### Canscora Decussata, R. et Sch. ### [c5.s13.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s13.t2.1) Syn. \*Pladera decussata\*, \*Roxb. ### [c5.s13.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s13.t2.2) Sans. शङ्खपुष्पी, \*Sankhapushpi\*. ### [c5.s13.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s13.t2.3) Vern. \*Dánkuni\*, Beng. \*Sankháhuli\*, Hind. ### [c5.s13.t2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s13.t2.4) THIS little plant is regarded as laxative, alterative and tonic and is much praised as a nervine. It is used in insanity, epilepsy and nervous debility. The fresh juice of the plant, in doses of about an ounce, is given, with the addition of honey and \*páchak\* root, in all sorts of insanity.¹ A paste made of the entire plant, including roots and flowers, is recommended to be taken with milk as a nervine and alterative tonic.² The following compound powder is used in similar cases. Take of \*gulancha\*, \*Achyranthes aspera\* (\*apámárga\*), \*báberang\*, \*páchak\* root, root of \*Asparagus racemosus\* (\*satamuli\*), \*Acorus Calamus\* (\*vachá\*), chebulic myrobalan, and \*Canscora decussata\*, in equal parts ; powder and mix. It is said that the use of this powder for three days will enable a student to learn by rote a thousand couplets of poetry.³ ### [c5.s13.t2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s13.t2.5) ¹ ब्राह्मी कुष्माण्ड षट्पन्थाशङ्खिनीस्वरसः पृथक् । मधु कुष्ट युतः पीतः सर्व्वोन्मादापहारकः । चक्रदत्तः । ### [c5.s13.t2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s13.t2.6) ² रसोगुडच्यास्तु समूलपुष्पाः कल्कः प्रयोज्यः खलुशङ्खपुष्पाः । आयुः प्रदाना मयनाशनि बलाग्निवर्णस्वरवर्द्धनानि । मेध्यानि चैतानि रसायननि मेध्याविशेषेणतु शङ्खपुष्पी । चक्रदत्तः । ### [c5.s13.t2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s13.t2.7) ³ गुडूच्यपामार्ग विडङ्ग शङ्खिनी वचाभया कुष्ठयतावरोसमा । हतेन जीढा- मकरोति मानवं त्रिभिर्दिनैः श्लोकसहस्रधारिणम् । चक्रदत्तः । ## Linked texts (1) - [Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.cakradatta) — Cakrapāṇidatta, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s13.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s13.t2) · Pramāṇa