Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c9.53

c9.53

whole is sieved two times through a piece of cloth and is boiled for a long time in a big pan while it is stirred with a spoon. When the fluid becomes clear, red, sharp and phlegmatic, it is sieved through a big piece of cloth and is boiled once more along with an addition of boiled lime-stone and so forth. The application of cautery to the skin takes place with a probe (*śalākā*) around which cotton or piece of cloth (AS) is wrapped, while an assistant holds the patient fast. The skin is first to be rubbed and scarified. The cauterizing material should then be allowed to remain on the skin only so long as 100 words or syllables are uttered. The remedy should be considered as having had its effect if the skin has turned black. Sour substances with honey and ghee should then be applied on the place and other ointments should be used for expediting cure (Su. 1.11; AS 1.39; AHr 1.30).