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420 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. XVII.
and with the decoctions, weighing four times that of the
Ghrita, of the drugs of the Nyagrodhddi, Sthirddi (minor
Pancha-mula) and Vilvddi (major Pancha-mula)
groups together with the same weight (sixteen seers) of
milk. The washing (of the affected part) with this me-
dicated Ghrita proves curative in Pittaja erysipelas and
sinus. Visphota (boils\ head diseases, malignant sores
and inflammatory affections of the mouth, yield to
the internal use of this Ghrita. It is called the
Giuryyaidi Ghrita and is highly efficacious in
the derangements to which children are liable, (com-
monly) attributed to the malignant influences of evil
stars, as well as in cases of emaciated ones. 6.
Treatment of Kaphaja Visarpa :—
Cases of the Kaphaja type of Visarpa readily yield to a
proper application of a medicinal plaster (Pradeha)
composed of Aj'a-gandhd, As'va-gandhd, Sarald^
Kdld, Ekaishikd }* and Aja-s'ringi \ pasted with
the urine of a cow. Drugs, such as Kdldnusdryd, Aguru,
Chocha ^cardamom), Gunjd, Rdsnd, Vachd, S'ita-s'iva,
Indra-parni, Pdlmdi, Munjdta and Mahi-Kadamba
Capplied similarly) are also efiicacious in the present
type. Drugs of the Varimddi group may be used in any
form (such as plasters, washes, etc.\ for erysipelas.
Blood-letting (by means of leeches) and Sams'odhana
(purifying) measures are the principal remedies in all
cases of this disease (Visarpa^. Suppurated erysipelas
should be first purified and then treated with the reme-
dies described in the treatment of Vrana (ulcer). 7'S'
* "Sarala" here means "Trivril". Chakradatta reads "^T^"
which also means "Trivril".
|- 'Ekaishika," according to Dallana, would mean S'atdvari but
S'ivaddsa explains it as Patha.
X Gayadasa explains it as Karkata-S'ringi.