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Chap. XII.] CHIKIT5A STHANAM. 383
of powdered black- iron* should be mixed together and
taken in adequate doses with honey and clarified butter.
This is called the Navayasa Churna, which proves
curative in abdominal obesity, improves the impaired
digestion and acts as a prophylactic against haemor-
rhoids, swelling, jaundice, Kushtha, indigestion, cough,
asthma and Prameha, etc. 10.
LohariShta :— A decoction of the drugs of the
S'ald-sdrddi group should be made by boiling it down
to a quarter part (of the original quantity of water).
Then it should be duly filtered ; when cooled, a quantity
(z>., fifty Pala weight) of Makshika-honeyf should be
added to it. A quantity of purified treacle:|: reduced to
the consistency of Phanita as well as fine powders of
the drugs of the Pippalyddi group should be mixed with
it. A strong and well cleansed (earthen) pitcher satu-
* Charaka and Chakrapani Datla insert this medicine among the
curatives of " Pa'ndu-roga ". S'ivadasa (the commentator) advises to
take '* Mandura-iron" instead of " black-iron ". In the practical field
also we derive great and good effects in cases of spleen and liver diseases
and specially in cases of infantile liver and heart diseases.— Ed.
t Dallana says that fifty Pala weight of each of the two substances
Madhva'sava and Pha'nita, and twenty-five Pala weight of each of the
following substances., viz. , the powders of the drugs of the Pippalyadi
group and steel-foils, should be taken in preparing it. But Gayadasa
explains that such a quantity of old and matured honey should be mixed
with the decoction as will sweeten it ; the same quantity of old and
matured Phanita treacle should be taken ; the powders of Pippalyadi
group should be added to it till it gets a slight astringent (Katuka)
taste.
Some commentators, however, hold that the honey, the powders of the
drugs of the Pippalyadi group and of the steel-foils should be each a
quarter part of the decoction in weight.
Dallana explains the term "Madhu" as the A'sava prepared of
honey. Gayadasa, however, explains it simply as honey.
t The Phanita should be refined by dissolving it in the decoction of
the drugs of the S'ala-saradi group and then filtere .— Dallanat