Kariyat

Sunday, 02 July 2006

Treatment for Fevers & Dysentery is the dried stalk and root of Andrographis paniculata which is common throughout the plains of India and cultivatKal in gardens in some parts. Kariyat is a valuable bitter tonic useful in general debility, in convalescence after fevers and in the advanced stages of dysentery, It is best given as follows;----Take of kariyat bruised z ounce; acorus or sweet flag root and dill seeds bruised, of each 60 grains; boiling water, J pint; infuse in a covered vessel for an hour and strain. Dose----from 1 12----to 2 ounces twice or thrice daily. The following preparation has been highly spoken of.----Take of kariyat cut small, 6 ounces; myrrh and aloes in coarse powder, of each 1 oz; brandy two pints; macerate for 7 days in a closed vessel, occasionally fshaking it, strain, filter and add sufficient brandy to make two pints. Of this the dose is from 1 to I teaspoonfuls in a little water taken on an empty stomach. It acts as a gentle aperient and is said to prove very useful in many forms of dyspepsia attended with torpidity of the bowels. In the bowel complaints of children, a decoction of the. resh leaves of the Kariyat plant has been well spoken of It is prepared by boiling 2J ounces of the fresh leaves in 1,) pint of water down to 6 ounces; of this the dose is one ounce every two or three hours. It may be used in conjunction withh other remedies required. Kydia Calycina.----See Hibiscus Tiliaeeus,

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