Astanga Hrudaya
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पृथग्दशपलं प्रस्थान् यवकोलकुलत्थतः । त्रींश्चाष्टगुणिते तोये विपचेत् पादवर्तिना ॥ २१ ॥
one prastha (768 grams) each of yava – Hordeum vulgare, kola – Ziziphus jujuba, kulattha – and Dolichos biflorus all three of them are boiled in eight times their quantity of water and decoction reduced to one quarter.
english translation
pRthagdazapalaM prasthAn yavakolakulatthataH । trIMzcASTaguNite toye vipacet pAdavartinA ॥ 21 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतेन द्विपिप्पलीचव्यवचानिचुलरोहिषैः । त्रिवृद्विडङ्गकम्पिल्लभार्गीविश्वैश्च साधयेत् ॥ २२ ॥
To it are added the paste of dvi pippalī – the two pippali (Piper longum fruit and root), cavya – Piper retrofractum, vacā – Acorus calamus, nicula – Salix tetrasperma / Barringtonia acutangula, rohiṣaiḥ – Cymbopogon martini, trivṛt – Operculina turpethum, viḍaṅga – Embelia ribes, kampilla – Mallotus phillipensis, bhārgī – Clerodendrum serratum, viśvai: – and Zingiber officinale
english translation
tena dvipippalIcavyavacAnicularohiSaiH । trivRdviDaGgakampillabhArgIvizvaizca sAdhayet ॥ 22 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रस्थं घृताज्जयेत्सर्वांस्तन्मेहान्पिटिका विषम् । पाण्डुविद्रधिगुल्मार्शःशोषशोफगरोदरम् ॥ २३ ॥
and one prastha (768 grams) of ghee and medicated ghee prepared. This formula known as dhanvantra ghrta cures all varieties of diabetes, diabetic ulcers, viṣam – poisons, pāṇḍu – anemia, vidradhi – abscess, gulma – abdominal tumour, arśaḥ – haemorrhoids, śoṣa – consumption, śopha – dropsy, gara – homicidal poison, udaram – enlargement of abdomen,
english translation
prasthaM ghRtAjjayetsarvAMstanmehAnpiTikA viSam । pANDuvidradhigulmArzaHzoSazophagarodaram ॥ 23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptश्वासं कासं वमिं वृद्धिं प्लीहानं वातशोणितम् । कुष्ठोन्मादावपस्मारं धान्वन्तरमिदं घृतम् ॥ २४ ॥
śvāsaṃ – dyspnea, kāsaṃ – cough, vami – vomiting, vṛddhiṃ plīhānaṃ – disease of the spleen, vātaśoṇitam – gout, kuṣṭha – skin diseases, unmāda – insanity, and apasmāraṃ – epilepsy.
english translation
zvAsaM kAsaM vamiM vRddhiM plIhAnaM vAtazoNitam । kuSThonmAdAvapasmAraM dhAnvantaramidaM ghRtam ॥ 24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptलोध्रमूर्वाशठीवेल्लभार्गीनतनखप्लवान् । कलिङ्गकुष्ठक्रमुकप्रियङ्ग्वतिविषाग्निकान् ॥ २५ ॥
One karsha (12 grams) each of lodhra – Symplocos racemosa, mūrvā – Marsdenia tenacissima, śaṭhī – Curcuma zedoaria, vella – Embelia ribes, bhārṅgī – Clerodendum serratum, nata – Oroxylum indicum / Caesalpinia bonduc, nakha – Martynia annua, plava – Cyperus scariosus, kaliṅga – Hollarhena antidysenterica, kuṣṭha – Saussurea lappa, kramukha – Areca catechu, priyaṅgu – Callicarpa macrophylla, ativiṣā – Aconitum heterophyllum, agnika – Plumbago zeylanica,
english translation
lodhramUrvAzaThIvellabhArgInatanakhaplavAn । kaliGgakuSThakramukapriyaGgvativiSAgnikAn ॥ 25 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript