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→Some references related to external medications in Kushtha Chikitsa 32
Regarding ''taila, sarshapa taila'' (mustard oil) is most commonly used in ''kushtha''.
Regarding ''taila, sarshapa taila'' (mustard oil) is most commonly used in ''kushtha''.
A specific procedure for obtaining pharmacologically active extract from ''palasha'' (Butea monosperma), an anti-parasitic, has been mentioned in the text as ''palashanirdaharasa''. It is obtained by uprooting and then cutting the tree off the main root, burning off the segment above the root and collecting the resulting juices in an earthen pot 79. [15-16]
A specific procedure for obtaining pharmacologically active extract from ''palasha'' (Butea monosperma), an anti-parasitic, has been mentioned in the text as ''palashanirdaharasa''. It is obtained by uprooting and then cutting the tree off the main root, burning off the segment above the root and collecting the resulting juices in an earthen pot 79. [15-16]
''Vesavara'' is defined as mashed boneless flesh cooked with ''jaggery'' and ''ghrita'', mixed with black pepper 81.<ref name=Jukeboxes/>
''Vesavara'' is defined as mashed boneless flesh cooked with ''jaggery'' and ''ghrita'', mixed with black pepper 81.
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