गम्भीरानुगतं श्लक्ष्णमतिर्यग्विसृतं च यत् | तद्विपाट्योद्धरेद्गर्भं त्वचं शुष्कां निधापयेत् ||११||
The roots should have deeply penetrated, smooth (without nodes or side roots), and not spreading sideways. Then, these roots are to be split and the pith is to be removed. Then, the root bark is to be separated. When the bark of the root is completely dried, it is to be appropriately preserved.
[Preparatory measures] The person who has undergone oleation and fomentation therapies (who is ready to be given purgative drug the next day, is to be given peya (gruel made of cereals, which is thin) as food in the previous night so that, he purges with ease (in the next morning, after administration of the purgative drug). [Preparations of Trivrita along with sour liquid etc.] Grinded paste of, either of the roots of Trivrita or in combination, in a round bolus form (pinda), in a dose of around 12 Gms. (one aksha) should be mixed with sour drinks (kanjika), and can be taken in by a person (who is to be purgated).
गोऽव्यजामहिषीमूत्रसौवीरकतुषोदकैः | प्रसन्नया त्रिफलया शृतया च पृथक् पिबेत् ||१३||
Similarly, urine of cow, sheep, goat or she-buffalo, vinegar (sauviraka), a sour drink prepared of raw barley (tushodaka), a type of diluted wine (Prasanna) or the decoction of Triphala should be used separately to take this paste of Trivrita.
[Preparations of Trivrita in powder form] Two parts of Trivrita root powder may be mixed with one part of salt out of its twelve types (Saindhava, Sauvarchala, Kala, Bida, Pakya, Anupa, Kupya, Valukaja, Maulaka, Samudra, Romaka, and Audbhida). These preparations should be taken in along with Nagara (dry ginger powder) and hot water.
[Preparations of Trivrita to be taken along with Cow Urine] One part of Trivrita root powdered should be added with half part of the powder of either Pippali, Pippalimula, Maricha, Gajapippali, Sarala, Kilima, Hingu, Bharngi, Tejovati,