[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877) › c5.s3.t1.34 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s3.t1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.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. - [Previous: c5.s3.t1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.33) - [Next: c5.s3.t1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.35) - [Up: c5.s3.t1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.dutt-1877.c5.s3.t1.34) · Pramāṇa