Masok sifat jasad Si Anu itu,
Dudok-lah angkau tetap-tepap
Mana mana yang datang, jangan ’kau ikut.
Berkat la-ilaha, d.s.b.
For other charms connected with the medical or magic treatment of the soul, vide secs. vi–viii, supra and cclxv–cclxxv, infra.
[ccxv] Medicine
Senna.—As an example of the present state of medical science among the Malays, the following translation of instructions for the use of a well-known drug may be of interest. It will be seen that it cures as many diseases as some of the patent pills of modern advertisements. The mention of grapes, dates, and pomegranates as ingredients may show that the Malay prescription is itself a translation from Indian or Arabic sources:—
“This is designed to explain the virtues of the senna of Mecca (daun sana-makki), which is famous among all doctors of experience.
“First. Take some senna leaves with their stalks and bark, pound the whole up fine, and then weigh out a quantity as heavy as three Java duits. Let this be mixed with honey. If this is swallowed, its properties are to cause all diseases of the chest to disappear.
“Second. Mix the senna leaves with moist sugar. If this is taken internally, the effect is to expel cold from the body and to give strength to the organs.