Part 21 - Treatment of Udara-roga (18): Mahanala rasa

Four parts of mercury, eight parts of sulphur, two parts each, of haridra, triphala, and haritaki, and eight parte, each, of trikatu, jira, and roots of danti, are to be mixed together, and subjected to bhavana, for seven times each, in succession, with the following:—

Juice of leaves of jayanti, milk of snuhi. juice of bhringa-raja, decoction of roots of chitraka. and castor oil. Dose, one-fourth of a tola, to be taken with hot water. This medicine is a good purgative. Diet, boiled rice with butter milk mixed with rock salt, to be taken in the afternoon (after the completion of purgation). Drinking of cold water is to be avoided This medicine cures all sorts of Udara-roga.