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Chap. IX.) CHIKITSA STHANAM. 355
aggravated Doshas of the system. The diseased patches
should be rubbed with it, in the event of the affection
being found to be confined to the Tvak (skin) alone.
Even the type of Kushtha, commonly held to be incur-
able, has been found to prove amenable to the use of
this medicated clarified butter, which is known as the
Nila-Ghrita. 20.
IVIaha-Nila-Chrita :-A Tula* weight of
the drugs known as TripJiald, Tvak, Trikatu, Surasd,
]\ladaya7itikd, Vdyasi and AragiuidJia and ten Pala
weights of each of the drugs known as Kdkamdchi,
Arka, Varmia, Danii, Ktitaja, CJiitraka^ Ddru-haridrd
and Kaiitakdri should be boiled together with three
Drona measures of water. This decoction, boiled down
or reduced to six Prastha measures, should be again
boiled with the watery secretion of cowdung, cow's
urine, milk, curd and clarified butter, each weighing an
Adhaka, and with the Kalka (weighing one-fourth as
much of clarified butter) of BJiii-nhnha, Trikatu,
Chitraka, Kardfija-{r\i\i, Nilikd, S'rdnid. Avalguja, Piiu,
Nilitii and Nimba-^iow^x?,. It is a curative for Kushtha.
The rubbing of the diseased patches with this Ghrita
imparts a healthy and natural colour to the skin in
cases of Svitra or white leprosy. It also cures diseases
like fislula-in-ano, worms in the intestines and Ars'as.
It is known as the Mahai-Nila-Ghrita.f 21.
A compound consisting of cow's urine, Chitraka,
Trikatu and honey should be kept for a fortnight in a
• A Tula is equal to a hundred Palas or twelve seers and a half of
our modern measure.
|- Dallana, in his commentary, says that the two Ghritas (Nila and
Maha-Nila) seem to be spurious (Anarsha). But he has included them
in his commentary as Jejjata and Gayaddsa have read and explained
ihem before him.