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Dosage and administration: 5g. in the morning and evening with
250 nil. of milk. Avoid astringent, fatty and sour edibles.
L'ses and indications: General tonic, (ii) Cerebral, cardiac and liver
tonic, (iii) Tonic during convalescence, (iv) Tranquillizer and anodyne.
(v) Stomachic.
SUNUNAT
SUNUNMUJALLI
Recipe
Triturated Oyster shell (sadaf saida, sip kharal ki hut)         100 grams
Santalum album sawdust (bnrada sandal s'afaid)                     50 grams
Pterocarpus marsupium ( damul-akhwain)                             100 grams
Cuttlefish bone (samaudar jhag)                                             100 grams
Soapstone (sang jarahat)                                                         1 00 grams
Preparation: All the ingredients, with the exception of the oyster
shell, are ground and sieved through 100-mesh. Finely ground oyster
shell is incorporated into sujuf, and stocked in glass jar.
Dosage and administration: To be rubbed on teeth twice a day.
l'ses and indications: (i) Dental detersive, (ii) Imparts sparkles to
the teeth.
SHIYAF
SHIYAF ABYAZ
Recipe
Zinc oxide (safaid jast)                                                            120 grams
Cochlospermum religiosum (katira)                                         15 grams
Acacia arabica gum fgond babul)                                             75 grams
The white of the egg (safaidi baiza murgh)                         As required
Opium (afiytin)                                                                            4 grams
Preparation: The first-three ingredients are very finely ground,
sieved through cloth, and made into sufiif. This sufuf is gradually
added to the opium, ground in a mortar till both mix well. The white
of the egg is kneaded, and a shiyaf, equal to the size of a barley or
jao grain, is made.
Mode of application: One suppository, rubbed in 2-3 drops of
water, is applied to eyes by a collyrium stick.
Uses and indications: (i) Relieves congestion of the eyes, (ii) Emol-
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