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The commentary renders mushkaka as mokha, one of the plants burnt for the alkali against stone.

Cucumber (खीरा; verse trapuṣa) is listed among creeper fruits described as tasty and nourishing, kapha-increasing and cold, very wholesome in pitta and blood disorders, slightly…

Scrotal enlargement (vriddhi) is described as swelling of the scrotum produced when a dosha, aggravated by its own causes, reaches the vessel of the scrotum with the help of vata; seven…

An alkali made from the ash water of mushkaka (mokha), strained and cooked down to a reddish powder, is the second of the four preparations against kapha diseases and excessive urination.

An alkali made from the ash of the black mushkaka tree boiled in water, strained and thickened, with burnt conch navel, lime, putikaranja and bhallataka added; it is to be drunk in proper…

A black mushkaka tree is uprooted, dried and burnt to ash; one drona of the ash is boiled with six adhaka of water in a large clean vessel until the liquid is clear, red and sharp,…

हिन्दी: कठपाडर, मोखा वृक्ष · मराठी: घंटापाटलि वृक्ष

The juice of kanta, which the commentary names musta, is one of five plant juices said always to make mercury pass into the kinds of metal.

A decoction of nut grass, turmeric, amla, sandalwood and sariva is drunk in sannipata fever.

A footnote describes mūṣikā as hairy and black like a rat, and a verse quoted from another text says it has the same virtue as ajaruhā.

The king ties the herbs mūṣikā and ajaruhā on his right hand; the text says any poisoned food or other article touched with that hand becomes free of poison.

Oil prepared with a decoction and paste of nut grass, vacha, priyangu, sarala and shatahva, together with kanji, sour curd and buttermilk, is massaged on a child seized by the Rakshasa…

A powder of musta, the three pungents, ajamoda, amalaki, rock salt, patha, haritaki and chitraka, taken with warm water or ghee, is said to destroy kapha.

Warm sudation with nut grass, bitter ridge gourd and coriander, cooked, is one of the measures for vata lodged in the head.

हिन्दी: घुंघची, चोटली, भुई आमला, नागरमोथा, लहसन भेद, निर्विषी घास · मराठी: कथील, भुय आंवळी, रक्तगुंजा, मुस्ता, श्वेतगुंजा, लहसण भेद

हिन्दी: मोथा · मराठी: मोथ, भद्रमोथ

हिन्दी: तरुमूषक, वृक्ष जाति की मूषाकानी · मराठी: वृक्षपर्णौदुर

The introduction says that the treatment portion of the Kalyāṇakāraka resembles Caraka to a large extent, apart from the parts dealing with honey, wine and meat.

The opening of chapter 19 treats poisoning as a danger to kings: who poisons, how a poisoner and poisoned food are recognised, and the signs of poison in food, drinks and personal articles.

After eating, the mouth is rinsed well and astringent, bitter and pungent things are taken (the commentary names areca nut, catechu, clove, musk and betel), or a pleasant smoke, to remove…

Sesame oil cooked with decoctions and pastes of all vata-reducing trees, passed through burnt earth and recovered, then cooked a thousand times with sour liquids, curd, milk and…

After eating and rinsing the mouth well, one takes astringent, bitter and pungent things, such as areca nut, catechu, clove, musk and betel, or a pleasant smoke, to clear the kapha that…