The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s16.10

c5.s16.10

In inflammation of the breasts, a paste composed of turmeric and *dhatura* fruits is recommended to be applied.¹ An oil prepared in the usual manner with the paste and juice of *dhaturá* leaves, is applied to the head for destroying lice.² An oil prepared by boiling *dhaturá* seeds, and sesamum oil, with an alkaline water made from the ashes of *Colocasia Indica* (*mánaka*), is used in psoriasis.³