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Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895], at

HYMN XXIV

A charm against leprosy

1First, before all, the strong-winged Bird was born;; thou wast
  the gall thereof.
 Conquered in fight, the Asuri took then the shape and form of
  plants.
2The Asuri made, first of all, this medicine for leprosy, this
  banisher of leprosy.
 She banished leprosy, and gave one general colour to the skin.
3One-coloured, is thy mother's name, One-coloured is thy father
  called:
 One-colour-maker, Plant! art thou: give thou one colour to this
  man. p. a23
4Sāmā who gives one general hue was formed and fashioned from
  the earth:
 Further this work efficiently. Restore the colours that were his.