[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.s20.13 # The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s20.13 The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s20.13 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s20.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.13) About two drachms of emblic myrobalan is recommended to be given in the form of a paste, with the addition of honey for checking menorrhagia and discharge of blood from the uterus. The fresh juice of the ripe fruits is given with honey as a diuretic.³ A paste of the fruits is applied over the pubic region in irritability of the bladder.⁴ - [Previous: c5.s20.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.12) - [Next: c5.s20.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.14) - [Up: c5.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s20.13) · Pramāṇa