The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s29.t2.30

c5.s29.t2.30

An aromatic cooling bath is prepared by adding to a tub of water the following substances in fine powder, namely, root of Andropogon muricatus, Pavonia odorata (bálá), red sandal wood, and a fragrant wood called padma kástha.1 The same medicines are reduced to a thin emulsion with water and applied to the skin.2