Identity:
The karpas plant is beneficial in treating many kinds of diseases. Its leaves, fruits, roots, and other parts are used in the preparation of medicines.
Uses:
If three drops of juice from the unripe fruit of the karpas plant are administered into the ear in the morning and three drops again at bedtime, ear discharge (pus) is cured. After instilling the juice, the ear opening should be gently plugged with cotton.
In cases of diarrhea, forty to fifty grams of tender karpas leaves should be collected and boiled in 150 milliliters of water in an earthen or steel vessel. When the water reduces to about thirty to forty milliliters, it should be removed from the stove, cooled, and strained. Giving this decoction to the patient every three to four hours reduces diarrhea. This remedy is not only effective for diarrhea but also for fever; in fever cases, it should be given twice daily. It is considered a highly potent medicine for many ailments.
Painful or scanty urination is known in Ayurveda as mutrakricchra. This condition can arise from various causes. Ten milliliters of fresh karpas leaf juice should be gently heated, then cooled, and taken once daily in the morning. This provides relief.
In the early stages of leprosy, applying a paste made from ten grams of fresh bark from the karpas root along with twelve to fifteen flowers, ground with a little water, to the affected lesions is beneficial. However, prolonged and patient treatment is necessary.
For inflammation of the testicles, a paste made from sixty grams of powdered dried cotton seeds and thirty grams of ginger, ground with a little water, should be applied regularly. This condition is known in rural Bengal as kurgu disease. Applying the paste at night after meals is most effective, as reduced movement allows better absorption.
For wound healing, burned cotton should be applied as a dressing over the wound and secured with strips of cloth. The burned cotton should be removed every morning and replaced with fresh burned cotton before rebandaging. If this is done consistently for three to four days, the wound will heal completely.
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