This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...caused by insects on the branches of Rhus Succedanea are called karkatasringi. They "are large, hollow, thin-walled, genorally cylindrical, tapering to either extremity." They are considered tonic, expectorant and useful in cough, phthisis, asthma, fever, want of appetite and irritability of stomach. Dose, about twenty ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ...caused by insects on the branches of Rhus Succedanea are called karkatasringi. They "are large, hollow, thin-walled, genorally cylindrical, tapering to either extremity." They are considered tonic, expectorant and useful in cough, phthisis, asthma, fever, want of appetite and irritability of stomach. Dose, about twenty grains. This medicine is much used in cough, in combination with other drugs for the disease. The following is an-example.1 Take of karkatasringi, root of Clerodendron Siphonanthus ( hrahmayashti ), raisins, ginger, long pepper and Curcuma Zedoaria (sati), equal parts, powder and mix. Dose, about thirty grains with treacle or honey, in dry cough. In catarrhal fever with difficult breathing a powder composed of equal parts of karkatasringi, bark of Myrica sapida ( katphala), and long pepper is recommended to be given in doses of about a drachm, with honey.2 The following called Sringyddi churna is much esteemed as a cough linctus for children. Take of karkatasringv dtis, and long pepper, equal parts; powder and make into a linctus with honey.3 MANGIFERA INDICA, Linn. Sans. tW, A'mra. Vern. A'm. Beng. Bind. The Mango is well known as the most delicious of Indian fruits. The ripe fruit is somewhat laxative and useful to persons SfffT 53: wit i vnmtro: i of constipated habits. The bark and kernel are regarded as astringent and useful in haemorrhages, diarrhoea and other discharges. In diarrhoea, a decoction of the kernel is given alone or in combination with bela and ginger.1 In bleeding from the nose the juice of the kernel is recommended to be snuffed. In bleeding from internal organs, a cold infusion of the barks of Mangifera Indica, Eugenia Jambolana, and Terminalia Arjuna is prescribed.2 This infusion is also used in diarrhoea. The...
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