This decoction was prepared by taking equal parts of coarse powder of Shirisha (Albizzia lebbeck (Linn.) Willd), Nimba (Melia azadirachta Linn.), Sariva (Hemidesmus indicus R. Br.), Kantakari (Solanum xanthocarpum), Khadira (Acacia catechu Willd.), and Saptaparna (Alstonia scholaris R. Br.). To this powder, 16 times water was added and reduced to one-fourth by heating on slow fire