The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s26.t1.16

c5.s26.t1.16

ऐबालवङ्ग त्रिफला कपित्यफल सेवच । कलुकेनानेन संसिद्धं सोमरोगनिवारणम् । मूत्ररोगानशेषांश्च प्रमेहतान् शुक्रपिच्छलान् । प्रमेहतान् विंशतिञ्चैव मूत्राघातां स्तथोत्थान् । बद्धमूत्रं विशेषेण मूत्रकृच्छ्रं तथाश्मरीम् । कदल्यादि घृतं नाम विष्णुना परिकीर्त्तितम् । राढ़ीयसारसंग्रहः । mention only the fresh juice of the leaves which is regarded as cathartic, cooling, tonic and useful in fevers, enlarged lymphatic glands, spleen and liver, eye diseases, etc. The fresh juice is much used in making up various sorts of pill-masses and more particularly those of a purgative character, as for example the preparation called Taruna jvarári rasa, described under Mercury (see page 32). In glandular enlargements and spleen disease, the juice of the leaves is given with the addition of powdered turmeric.¹