The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s22.t1.3
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s22.t1.3
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c5.s22.t1.3
The powdered leaves are given with the juice of *Justicia* *Adhatoda (vásaka)* and honey in cough, asthma and hæmoptysis.¹ A confection called *Tálisádya churna* is prepared with *tálisapatra*, black pepper, long pepper, ginger, bamboo-manna, cardamoms, cinnamon, and sugar, and is used in the above mentioned diseases.² These leaves enter into the composition of numerous complex prescriptions.