Of all errhines, the foremost are the seeds of Pratyakpushpi (Achyranthes aspera, Linn ; syn. Achyranthes bidentata).
Of all things used as amthelmintics, the foremost are Vidanga (the seeds of Embelia Ribes, ; syn. E. glandulifera).
Of all things used as antidotes to poison, the foremost is Çirisa (seeds of Mimosa Sirissa, Roxb ; syn. Albizzia Lebbek, Bentham).
Of all things used as remedies in leprosy, the foremost is Khadira (exudation of Acacia catechu, Linn ; syn. Mimosa catechu, Linn).
Of all things that are destructive of wind, the foremost is Rāsnā (Vanda Roxburghii ; syn. Cymbidium tessaloides, Roxb).
Of all medicines for preventing the (appearance of) marks of age, the foremost is Āmalaka (Phyllanthus Emblica, Linn ; syn. Emblica officinalis, Gaert).
Of all things that are regarded as beneficial at the outset of treating a disease, the best is Haritaki (Chebulic myrobalaus).*
Of all things that provoke desire and that destroy wind, the foremost is the root of the Eranda (Ricinus communis, Linn.)
Of all things that provoke the appetite, that are used as Pāchana, and that cure epistasis (suppression of the urine), the foremost is the root of Pippali (Piper longum, Linn ; syn. Chavica Roxburghii).
Of all things that are provocative of appetite and destructive of pains and swellings in the anus, the foremost is the root of Chitraka (Plumbago Zeylanica, Linn:)
Of all things that are refrigerant, provocative of appetite, and Pāchaniya, and that relieve vomitting and cure diarrœa with fever, the foremost is Udichya (otherwise called Bālā or Sida cordifolia, Linn).
* ‘Pathya’ is used here in the sense of what is beneficial if administered at the outset of a treatment. ‘Chikitsādau hitakārakam.’—T.
A superscript note number (48) after the Chitraka line, which points to a note elsewhere in the book, is not reproduced.