Bhallataka regimen

After purifying the body by emesis, purgation and the like and lodging the patient in a good house, the physician gives him a decoction of bhallataka every morning, having first had ghee smeared on the mouth, lips and throat; when it has been digested, the patient eats rice with milk and ghee, without salt or sour things. A footnote describes the purification of bhallataka with brick powder, water and milk.