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Chap.XXXVIII.] Kapham and in neutralising the effects of poison. It is a cosmetic and arrests the eruption of pimples and other vegetations on the skin such as rash, urticaria etc. and checks the itching sensation incidental thereto.

The Vachadi and Haridrardi Groups:-The groups known as the Vachadi and Haridradi Ganas, respectively consist of Vacha, Musta, Ativisha, Abhaya, Bhadradaru, Nagakeshara (Vachadi), Haridra, Daruharidra, Kalashi, Kutaja seeds and Madhuka (Haridradi).

Metrical Text:—These two groups are the purifiers of breast milk and specifically act as the assimilators of the deranged humours of the body, their curative properties being markedly witnessed in cases of mucous dysentery (Amatisara).

The Shyamadi Group:-The drugs known as Shyama, Maha-Shyama, Trivrit, Danti, Shankhini, Tilvaka, Kampillaka, Ramyaka, Kramuka, Putrashroni, Gavakshi, Rajavriksha, the two kinds of Karanja, Guduchi, Saptala, Chhagalantri, Sudha and Suvarnakhiri, form the group known as the Shyamadi Gana.

Metrical Text:—This group is possessed of the therapeutic virtue of curing abdominal glands and acts as an anti-toxic. It proves beneficial in Anaha