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356 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. IX.
dosed earthen pitcher which formerly contained clarified
butter. A Svitra-patient would do well to take this
medicine after this period. He should also observe the
rules of diet and regimen of a Kushtha-patient. The
application of a Lepa (medicinal plaster), prepared by
pasting the tender twigs of the Putika, Arka, Stmhi,
Aragvadha and of the Jdti flower with cow's urine, would
prove curative in cases of Svitra, ringworm, ulcer, bad
types of haemorrhoids and sinus. 22-23.
In case the foregoing medicinal remedies prove
ineffective, the patient should be duly bled for the
purpose of letting out the vitiated blood from the
system, and after sufficiently recouping his strength
(after blood-betting) his body should be anointed with
clarified butter. Copious vomitings should be induced
with the help of strong emetics and the patient should
be treated subsequently with a judicious administration
of purgatives (so as to remove the aggravated Doshas
from the system). The aggravated Doshas of the
body, not being fully expelled from the organism of
a Kushtha-patient by means of the preceding emetic
and purgative measures, tend to extend all over the
organism and the disease in consequence thereof is sure
to lapse into one of an incurable type. Hence the
aggravated Doshas should be fully eliminated from the
organism. 24-25.
Emetics should be administered to a Kushtha-patient
once a fortnight and Sramsana (purgatives) once a
month. He should be bled twice a year though not
profusely and medicated snuffs should be administered
to him every fourth day. 26.
Internal application of Haritaki, Trikatu and treacle
( prepared from the juice of the sugarcane ) mixed with
oil would lead to the early recovery of a case of Kushtha.