Susruta Samhita - Mandhata Global

398 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. XIV.
by constantly stirring it with a ladle Precaution should
be taken so that the Kalkas may not be scorched
or burnt. This medicinal compound, when properly
prepared, should be removed from the fire and when
cooled should then be made into pills (Gutikd), each
being an Aksha (two Tolds) in weight. These pills
should be given once, twice or thrice daily according to
the exigency of the case and the capacity of the patient
for a period of three or four consecutive months. The
medicine is known as the Ana^ha-varti, and is specially
beneficial in cases of Mahd-vyadhi, and is equally
efficacious in destroying intestinal worms. These
pills, if regularly used, prove beneficial in cases of
cough, asthma, Kushtha, parasites, catarrh, indigestion,
aversion to food and Uddvarta. 15.
Second Anaha-Varti : —The inner pulp of
the seeds of Madana fruits with Kutaja, Jhnutaka,
Ikshvdku (bitter gourd), Dhdmdrgava, Trivrit, Trikatu,
mustard seed and rock-salt, should be pasted together
with either the milky juice of Mahd-vriksha or with the
urine of a cow ; and the paste should be made into
thumb-shaped plugs (Varti). In a case of Anaha of the
patient already suffering from Udara, the outer end of
his rectum should be lubricated with oil and salt and
one or two of the plugs should be inserted therein. The
application of this Anaha-varti should as well be
applied in cases of Udavarta, due to a suppression or
retention of stool, urine, and Vata (flatus) and in
cases of tympanites (Adhmdna) and distention of the
abdomen (An Aha) 16.
Treatment of Plihodara :— in a case of
Plihodara, * applications of Sneha (oil, etc.) and Sveda
spleen.
* Dropsical swelling of the abdomen owing to an enlargement of the