these Rasayana drugs are life promoting, disease alleviating, promoters of strength, agni, complexion, voice and are intellect promoting. Of them shankhapushpi is specifically intellect promoting.
पञ्चाष्टौ सप्त दश वा पिप्पलीर्मधुसर्पिषा| रसायनगुणान्वेषी समामेकां प्रयोजयेत् ||३२||
[Pippali Rasayana] The individuals desirous of Rasayana effect should take pippali in number of five, seven, eight or ten with honey and ghee for a year.
Three pippali fruits should be taken in the morning, after meal and before meal. These fruits should first be impregnated with alkali of palasha and then fried in ghee
These should be taken with honey by those who want Rasayana effect particularly in order to alleviate cough, wasting, phthisis, dyspnea, hiccup, throat disorders,