Astanga Hrudaya
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द्राक्षा मधूकं खर्जूरं विदारी सशतावरी । परूषकाणि त्रिफला तत्क्वाथे पाचयेद्घृतम्॥१६॥
Medicated ghee is prepared with the decoction of drākṣā – Vitis vinifera, madhūkaṃ – Madhuca longifolia, kharjūraṃ – Phoenix dactylifera, vidārī – Pueraria tuberosa, śatāvarī – Asparagus racemosu, parūṣakāṇi – Grewia asiatica, triphalā – Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellirica and Emblica officinalis,
english translation
क्षीरेक्षुधात्रीनिर्यासप्राणदाकल्कसंयुतम् । तच्छीतं शर्कराक्षौद्रपादिकं पूर्ववद्गुणैः ॥ १७ ॥
kṣīra – milk, juice of ikṣu – Saccharum officinarum, juice of dhātrī – Emblica officinalis and paste of prāṇadā – Terminalia chebula. When it gets cooled, sugar and honey, one fourth the quantity of the preparation is added. This formula also possesses similar properties.
english translation
हरेच्छृङ्गादिभिरसृक् सिरया वा यथान्तिकम् । विद्रधिं पच्यमानं च कोष्ठस्थं बहिरुन्नतम् ॥१८॥
Blood-letting should be done by using a srnga (sucking horn) etc. or by cutting the vein which is nearest to the site of disease manifestation. Treating ripened and unripe abscess located in the abdomen, The abscess which is situated in the abdomen understanding ripening, and found bulging outwards
english translation
ज्ञात्वोपनाहयेत् शूले स्थिते तत्रैव पिण्डिते । तत्पार्श्वपीडनात् सुप्तौ दाहादिष्वल्पकेषु च ॥१९॥
should be given a warm poultice and tied. When the pain subsides and the mass gets rounded, it becomes painless when pressed from the sides, and burning sensation etc. symptoms become mild.
english translation
पक्वः स्याद्विद्रधिं भित्त्वा व्रणवत्तमुपाचरेत् । अन्तर्भागस्य चाप्येतच्चिह्नं पक्वस्य विद्रधे: ॥२०॥
When the abscess ripens, it should be cut (incised) and treated as an ulcer. These are the features of an internal abscess which is ripe.
english translation