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Chap. IV.] CIIIKITSA STIIANAM. 295
The Patra-Lavana :—The green leaves of the
Eranda plants and those of the trees known as Mush-
kaka, Naktamdla, Atarushaka, Puiika, Aragvadha and
Chiiraka should be thrashed with (salt of equal quantity)
in an Udukhala (a hand thrashing mill) and placed in
an earthen pitcher, saturated with oil or clarified butter.
Having covered the mouth of the pitcher with a lid, it
should be plastered and burnt in fire of cow-dung.
The medicine thus prepared (with the help of internal
heat) is called the Patra-Lavana. Medical experts
advise the application of this medicine in cases of
Vata-roga. .'^4.
The Kanda-Lavana '.—Similarly, Snuhi-
twigs, Brinjal (V^rtaku), and S' igru-h-d.xV (taken in
equal parts) and rock-salt (of equal weight as the entire
drugs) should be thrashed and kept in a pitcher. Oil,
clarified butter, lard and marrow should be added to
it equal in weight with salt and then having covered
the mouth of the pitcher with a lid, it should be plaster-
ed and burnt in a fire of cow-dung (as before). The
use of this medicated salt which is called the Kanda-
Lavana or Sneha-Lavana is recommended by experts
in Vata-roga. 25.
The Kalyanaka-Lavana :—The follow-
ing drugs with their roots, leaves and twigs, viz.,
Gandira, Paldsa, Kutaja, Viha, Arka, Smihi, Apd-
mdrga, Pdtald, Pdribhadra, Nddeyi, Krishnagandhd
Nipa, Nimba, Nirdahani, Atarushaka, Nakta-indlaka,
Putika, Vrihati, Kantikari, BJialldtaka, Ingudi, Baija-
yanti, Kadali, Varshdbim, Hrivera, KsJmraka, Indra-
vdruni, Sveiamokshaka and Asoka should be gathered in
a green condition and mixed with (as large a quantity
of) rock-salt and having thrashed them in an Udukhala
should be burnt in a hermetically sealed pitcher as