Astanga Hrudaya
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हपुषोषणपृथ्वीकापञ्चकोलकदीप्यकैः । साजाजीसैन्धवैर्दध्ना दुग्धेन च रसेन च ॥ ११ ॥
Medicated ghee prepared with hapuṣa – Juniperus communis, ūṣaṇa – Piper nigrum, pṛthvīkā – Elettaria cardamomum / Nigella indica, pañcakolaka – Piper longum, root of Piper longum, Piper retrofractum, Plumbago zeylanica and Zingiber officinale, dīpyaka – Trachyspermum ammi / Cuminum cyminum, ajājī – Cuminum cyminum, saindhava – rock salt, curds, milk,
english translation
दाडिमान् मूलकात् कोलात् पचेत्सर्पिर्निहन्ति तत् । वातगुल्मोदरानाहपार्श्वहृत्कोष्ठवेदनाः ॥ १२ ॥
and juices of dāḍima – Punica granatum, mūlaka – Raphanus sativus, kola – and Ziziphus jujube. This recipe cures vata gulma, enlargement of the abdomen, abdominal distention pain in the flanks, region of the heart and abdomen,
english translation
योन्यर्शोग्रहणीदोषकासश्वासारुचिज्वरान् । दशमूलं बलां कालां सुषवीं द्वौ पुनर्नवौ ॥ १३ ॥
diseases of the vagina, haemorrhoids, duodenal disorders, cough, dyspnoea, anorexia and fever. Two pala (96 grams) each of daśamūlaṃ – roots of ten herbs, balā – Sida cordifolia, kālāṃ – Indigofera tinctoria, suṣavī – type of Cuminum cyminum, dvau punarnavau – two punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa),
english translation
पौष्करैरण्डरास्नाश्वगन्धाभार्ग्यमृताशठीः । पचेद्गन्धपलाशं च द्रोणेऽपां द्विपलोन्मितम् ॥ १४ ॥
pauṣkara – Inula racemosa, eraṇḍa – Ricinus communis, rāsnā – Pluchea lanceolata, aśvagandhā – Withania somnifera, bhārgī – Clerodendrum serratum, amṛtā – Tinospora cordifolia, śaṭhī (Curcuma zedoaria), and gandhapalāśaṃ – Paederia foetida, are boiled in one drona (12 litres 228 ml) of water
english translation
यवैः कोलैः कुलत्थैश्च माषैश्च प्रास्थिकैः सह । क्वाथेऽस्मिन् दधिपात्रे च घृतप्रस्थं विपाचयेत् ॥ १५ ॥
along with one prastha (768 grams) each of yava – Hordeum vulgare, kola – Ziziphus mauritiana, kulattha – Dolichos biflorus, and māṣa – Vigna mungo (and decoction reduced to a quarter). To this decoction are added, one patra (adhaka – 3 Kg 72 grams) of curds and one prastha (768 grams) of ghrta (ghee),
english translation