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Chap.XXXVIII.] Metrical Text:—The group under discussion destroys the deranged Shleshma, cures uterine and vaginal disorders, purifies the breast milk of a mother, and acts as a good digestant (Pachana).

The Triphala Group:-The drugs known Haritaki, Amlaki and Vibhitaka, constitute the group known as the Triphaladi Gana.

Metrical Text:—The present group destroys the action of the deranged Vayu, Kapham and Pittam and proves curative in Meha, and in diseases of the skin (Kushtham). It is a good appetiser, improves the eyesight and proves beneficial in chronic intermittent fever (Vishama-jvara).

The Trikatu Group:—The Trikatu group consists of Pippali, Maricha and Shringavera.

Metrical Text:—It destroys fat and Kapham, proves curative in cutaneous affections, leprosy (Kushtha), and morbid discharges from the urethra, and is possessed of the virtue of curing abdominal glands, catarrh, dullness of the appetite and indigestion.

The Amlakyadi Group:— The group known as the Amlakyadi Gana consists of Amlaki, Haritaki, Pippali and Chitraka.

Metrical Text:—The present group of medicinal drugs acts as a general febrifuge and may be used