The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s29.t1.8
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s29.t1.8
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c5.s29.t1.8
1. इक्षु, *Ikshu*. *Saccharum officinarum*, Linn.
2. शर, *Sara*. *Saccharum Sara*, Linn.
3. काश, *Kása*. *Saccharum spontaneum*, Linn.
4. कुश, *Kusa*. *Poa cynosuroides*, Linn.
5. दर्भ, *Darva*. *Imperata cylindrica*, Beauv. Some practitioners substitute the root of *Andropogon muricatus* for that of *Imperata cylindrica*. A decoction of these roots is considered demulcent and diuretic and is largely prescribed as an adjunct to metallic medicines in gonorrhoea, strangury and suppression of urine. The following confection is also much used in these diseases.