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Chap. IX.] CHIKITSA STHANAM. 3$!
of fyotishka fruits,. Ldkshd, Maricha, Pippali and the
leaves of the Jdti flower pasted together ; or a plaster
composed of yellow orpiment, Manah-s'ild, the milky
juice of Arka, sesamum, S'igru and Maricha, pasted
together ; or a plaster composed of Svarjikd, Kushtha,
sulphate of co'^t^qx , Kiitaja . chitraka,
Vidanga, Maricha
dind Manah-s'ild pasted together ; or a plaster of Haritaki^
Karanjikd, Vidanga, white mustard seeds, rock-salt, Goro-
cJiand, Somardji and Haridrd pasted together should be
applied to the diseased localities.
lYIetrical Text : — The preceding seven medi-
cinal plasters are possessed of the virtue of destroying
or curing Kushtha in g-eneral. Now hear me deal with
the remedies to be specifically employed in cases of
ringworm (Dadru) and leucoderma (Svitra\ 1 1
Treatment of Dadru : - A plaster composed
of Kushtha, mustard seeds, S'ri-niketa, Haridrd, Trikatu
and the seeds of Chakra-marda and of Mulaka pasted
together with Takra (butter milk ?) should be applied to
the ringworm. The disease is found to readily yield
to the curative efficacy of a medicinal plaster, composed
of Saindhava, Chakra-marda seeds, treacle, Kes'ara
(Vakula), and Tdrksha-s'aila (Rasanjana) pasted together
with expressed Kafittha juice. Preparations of Hema-
kshiri, Vyddhi-ghdta (Aragvadha), S'irisha, Nimba,
Sarja, Vatsaka and Aja-karna (a species of Sarja) should
be used in cases of ringworm of a virulent type for
baths (D. R. Drinks),* plasters and rubbing, 12.
Treatment of ^vitra :— in cases of sVitra
and Pundarika, the patient should be made to drink a
lukewarm decoction prepared with equal parts of the
* In drinks or baths, a decoction should be used and in plasters and
rubbings the ingredients should be pasted with Takra and the expressed
juice cf Kapiltha.