Part 21 - Treatment for diarrhea (12): Karunya-sagara rasa

One part of incinerated mercury, two parts, each, of sulphur, and mica, arc to be rubbed for one day with mustard oil, and heated for three hours. The compound is again to be rubbed with, the juice of the roots of bhringaraja and heated for three hours. The compound is then to be mixed with an equal quantity of the combined powders of the following, (each equal in quantity):—the three alkalies (viz; jabaksara, svarjiksara), and borax, taken in equal quantities), the five salts, aconite, trikatu, roots of chitraka, jira, and biranga. Pills are then to be made, six raktis in weight each This medicine cures all sorts of diarrhoea, acute or chronic, with fever or without fever, dysentery, colic and dropsy. Accompaniment is not so essential to this medicine.