| Take 400 tolas (4.8 kg) of balā, ¼th part of guḍūchi and one eighth quantity of rāsnā and cook in 1 āḍhaka (307.2 l) of water till it is reduced to one tenth of the quantity. Prepare 256 tolas (3.072 l) of oil with this decoction adding equal quantities of whey, sugarcane juice and vinegar along with half the quantity of goat’s milk and the paste of four tolas (48 gm) of the leaves of each of the following drugs:- śaṭī, sarala, dārvi, ēlā, mañjiṣṭhā, agaru, candana, padmaka, ativiṣā, musta, sūrpaparṇī, harēṇu, yaṣṭimadhu, surasa, vyāghranakha, rṣabhaka, jīvakaiḥ, juice of palāśa, kastūrī, nalikā, buds of jasmine, spr̥kkā, kuṅkuma, śailēya, jātī phala, kaṭuphala, ambu, tvak, kunduru, karpūra, aturuṣka, śrīnivāsa, lavaṅga, nakha, kakkōli, kuṣṭha, māṁsī, priyaṅgu, sthauṇēya, tagara, dhyāma, vacā, leaves of madana and nagakesar. This should then be strained and the paste of fragrant drugs are added to it and administered duly. This excellent balā oil is curative of vāta disorders in general. It can be used in dyspnoea, cough, fever, hiccup, vomiting, gulma, pectoral lesions, cachexia, splenic disorders, emaciation, epilepsy and lack of lusture. (148-154) | | Take 400 tolas (4.8 kg) of balā, ¼th part of guḍūchi and one eighth quantity of rāsnā and cook in 1 āḍhaka (307.2 l) of water till it is reduced to one tenth of the quantity. Prepare 256 tolas (3.072 l) of oil with this decoction adding equal quantities of whey, sugarcane juice and vinegar along with half the quantity of goat’s milk and the paste of four tolas (48 gm) of the leaves of each of the following drugs:- śaṭī, sarala, dārvi, ēlā, mañjiṣṭhā, agaru, candana, padmaka, ativiṣā, musta, sūrpaparṇī, harēṇu, yaṣṭimadhu, surasa, vyāghranakha, rṣabhaka, jīvakaiḥ, juice of palāśa, kastūrī, nalikā, buds of jasmine, spr̥kkā, kuṅkuma, śailēya, jātī phala, kaṭuphala, ambu, tvak, kunduru, karpūra, aturuṣka, śrīnivāsa, lavaṅga, nakha, kakkōli, kuṣṭha, māṁsī, priyaṅgu, sthauṇēya, tagara, dhyāma, vacā, leaves of madana and nagakesar. This should then be strained and the paste of fragrant drugs are added to it and administered duly. This excellent balā oil is curative of vāta disorders in general. It can be used in dyspnoea, cough, fever, hiccup, vomiting, gulma, pectoral lesions, cachexia, splenic disorders, emaciation, epilepsy and lack of lusture. (148-154) |