[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.s16.8 # The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s16.8 The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s16.8 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s16.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.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. - [Previous: c5.s16.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s16.7) - [Next: c5.s16.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s16.9) - [Up: c5.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s16.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s16.8) · Pramāṇa