The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s3.t1.34
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s3.t1.34
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c5.s3.t1.34
A cooling application⁴ for external use is prepared as follows. Take of the filaments and leaf-stalks of *Nelumbium speciosum*, *Nymphæa stellata*, and *Nymphæa Lotus* and of red sandal wood, equal parts, and rub them together into a thin paste with cold water. This is applied to the forehead in cephalalgia. A paste made of emblic myrobalans and the filaments of the lotus is also used for the same purpose. Similar compositions are recommended for external inflammations, erysipelas etc.