Charak Samhita

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लोध्रकल्केन मूत्राम्ललवणैश्च पचेद्घृतम्। चतुरङ्गुलकल्पेन सर्पिषी द्वे च साधयेत्॥१६॥

4. To the ghee prepared above dashamoola, kulattha and yava are added along with shyamadi nine kalka dravyas mentioned in Chaturangula Kalpa, verse 14, and ghee is prepared. In total four recipes of lodhra in the form of medicated ghee are elaborated here.

english translation

तत्र श्लोकौ- पञ्च दध्यादिभिस्त्वेका सुरा सौवीरकेण च। एकोऽरिष्टस्तथा योग एकः कम्पिल्लकेन च॥१७॥

[Summary] To sum up: In this chapter, Sixteen recipes of root of lodhra has been described which are as follows: • Five recipes o with dadhi takra, o with suramanda, o with mutra, o with badaraseedhu o and with amalaki swarasa

english translation

लेहास्त्रयो घृतेनापि चत्वारः सम्प्रकीर्तिताः। योगास्ते लोध्रमूलानां कल्पे षोडश दर्शिताः॥१८॥

 in the form of sura  in the form of sauveeraka  in the form of arishta  which should be taken with kampillaka • 3 preparations in the form of avaleha(linctus) • 4 preparations in the form of medicated ghee

english translation