The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s16.8

c5.s16.8

The root of *Datura alba* (*svetonmatta*) is boiled in milk and this milk is administered with the addition of clarified butter and treacle in insanity.² A metallic preparation called *Unmádankura rasa* and composed of the sulphides of mercury and copper together with a number of other substances and *dhaturá* seeds, is also used in this disease. The fresh juice of the leaves alone, or mixed with opium, is a common domestic application to inflamed parts.