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302 THE SUSIIRUTA SAMIIITA. [Chap. V.
be advantageously applied in cases marked by a pre-
ponderance of th'3 vitiated blood, with this exception
that co!d plasters and repeated blood-lettings should
be resorted to in the latter (Raktaja-Vata-Rakta). ii.
Vata-Rakta with a preponderance
of Kapha: —Incases where the Kapha preponderates,
the patient should be made to drink a potion consisting
of a decoction of Haridrd 2i\\d Amalaka, sweetened with
honey ; or a decoction of Triphald, or a Kalka of
Mad/iiikn, S'ringavcra, Haritaki and Tikta-rohini m\-ii.Q6.
with honey. As an alternative, Haritaki and treacle
with either cow's urine or water, should be given to him,
The affected part or limb should be sprinkled or
washed with cow's urine, oil, alkaline water, Sura, Sukta,
or with a decoction of Kapha-destroying drugs, A hot
decoction of the drugs constituting the Aragvadhadi
group may be used with benefit in sprinkling the
affected part. The body of the patient should be lubri-
cated or anointed with clarified butter, boiled with
the cream of milk-curd, cow's urine, wine, S'ukta d.r\d
with the Kalka of Yashti-madJm, Sdrivd and Padma-
kdsJitJia. A plaster (Pradeha), composed of pounded
sesamum, mustard seed, linseed and barley (taken in
equal parts) and mixed and pasted with S'leshmdtaka,
Kapittha,Madhu-s'igru d^nd cow's urine, and Yava-kshdra
should be applied (hot to the seat of the disease). 12-13.
The Five Pradehas :—(i) A paste of white
mustard seed, (2i that of sesamum and As'vagandha,
(3)
a similar paste of Piydla, S'elu and Kapittha bark,
(4) that of Madhu-i'x'gwx, Punarnavd and (51 a paste of
Vyosha, Tiktd, Prithakparni and Vrihati, these five
kinds of Pradehas should be separately pasted with
alkaline water and (any of them) applied lukewarm to
the affected locality, 14.