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Oil from sesame seeds impregnated with husked vidanga decoction, cooked with the group of purgative drugs, is drunk; the text says it quickly removes all worm diseases.

Oil pressed from sesame seeds impregnated with a decoction of husked vidanga is cooked with purgative drugs and drunk; all worm diseases are said to go quickly.

Eating sesame oil is listed among the causes of pitta aggravation.

For ear disease with many worms, the ear is filled with neem oil and salt, together with other worm-destroying measures; the commentary names the salt as rock salt.

Oil is described as producing pitta, astringent and sweet, strongly aphrodisiac, very sharp and the foremost kindler of digestion, good for the hair, brightening the body's complexion, and…

The commentary lists the measures in order: drying, plastering, affusion, rubbing, heating (sudation), bandaging, scraping, bursting open, dissolving, nasal therapy, drinking, holding…

For heavy worm infestation of the ear, the ear is filled with neem oil and salt and other worm-destroying measures are used; in ear suppuration the same drugs are filled into the ear and it…