Susruta Samhita - Mandhata Global

374 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. XL
be administered. As an alternative, a decoction* of
Triphald, Vis' did, Deva-ddru and Musta or an Aksha
(two Told) measure of the Kalka (powders)i- of S'dla,
KainpiUaka and Mushkaka (^both of them) sweetened
with honey and the expressed juice of Amalaka should
be taken ;
or powders]: of the flowers of Kutaja^Kapitthay
Rohitat VibJiitaka and Saptaparna (should be taken
with honey, Haridrd and the expressed juice of Amalaka),
or a decoction of the roots, leaves, barks, flowers and
fruits of Nimha, Aragvadha, Saptaparna, Murvd, Kutaja^
Soma-vriksha, Paids'a should be given to the patient.
All cases of Meha are often found to yield to the use of
any of these five medicinal preparations. 5.
Specific Treatments : —Now we shall speci-
fically describe the course of treatment to be adopted
in each particular type of the disease (Prameha). A
decoction of Pdrijdta should be given in a case of
Udaka-meha ; a decoction of Vaijayanti in that of
Ikshu-meha ; a decoction of Nimba in a case of Suraimeha
; a decoction of Chitraka in a case of S'ikataimeha;
a decoction of Khadira in a case of S'anairmeha
; a decoction of Pdthd and Aguru in a
case of Lavana-meha ; a decoction of Haridrd
* This is quoted by Chakradatta but he reads " ^y;i7f3T?iT " in place
of " ^ejfjn ;" and does not mention the use of the expressed juice of
Amalaka. The practice, however, is to follow the recipe of Chakradatta.
t The third Yoga of the text is also quoted by Chakradatla but no
addition of Haridra powder is prescribed there. Chakradatla is more
generally followed in the case.
J The fourth Yoga of the text is found also in Charaka although with
some variation. Charaka adds the flowers of Kampilla and S'ala in the
list, but does rot recommend the use of Haridra powder nor of the
expressed juice of Amalaki as the medium of taking the medicine.
Charaka, however, is quoted verbatim by Chakradatta and is followed
in practical use,