Astanga Hrudaya
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कृता पेयाज्यतैलाभ्यां युक्तिभृष्टा परं हिता । शोफातीसारहृद्रोगगुल्मार्शोऽल्पाग्निमेहिनाम् ॥ २१ ॥
This peyā, judiciously sautéed with a blend of ghee and oil, is highly beneficial for patients suffering from oedema, diarrhoea, heart disease, abdominal tumors, haemorrhoids, poor digestion, and diabetes.
english translation
kRtA peyAjyatailAbhyAM yuktibhRSTA paraM hitA । zophAtIsArahRdrogagulmArzo'lpAgnimehinAm ॥ 21 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptगुणैस्तद्वच्च पाठायाः पञ्चकोलेन साधिता । शैलेयकुष्ठस्थौणेयरेणुकागुरुपद्मकैः ॥ २२ ॥
Peya prepared with pāṭhā – Cissampelos pareira, pañcakolena – and herbs of Pancakola (Pippali – Long pepper fruit – Piper longum, Pippalimoola – Long pepper root, Chavya – Piper cubeba, Chitraka – Leadwort – Plumbago zeylanica and Nagara – ginger rhizome – Zingiber officinale) will also be similar in properties. Śaileya (Parmelia perlata), kuṣṭha (Saussurea lappa), sthauṇeya (Taxus baccata), reṇukā (Vitex agnus-castus), aguru (Aquilaria agallocha), and padmaka (Prunus puddum);
english translation
guNaistadvacca pAThAyAH paJcakolena sAdhitA । zaileyakuSThasthauNeyareNukAgurupadmakaiH ॥ 22 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptश्रीवेष्टकनखस्पृक्कादेवदारुप्रियङ्गुभिः । मांसीमागधिकावन्यधान्यध्यामकवालकैः ॥ २३ ॥
śrīveṣṭaka (Pinus roxburghii), nakha (Capparis sepiaria), spṛkkā (Anisomeles malabarica), devadāru (Cedrus deodara), priyaṅgu (Callicarpa macrophylla), māṃsī (Nardostachys jatamansi), māgadhikā (Piper longum), vanya (Dioscorea bulbifera), dhānya (Coriandrum sativum), dhyāmaka (Cymbopogon martini), and vālaka (Coleus vettiveroides);
english translation
zrIveSTakanakhaspRkkAdevadArupriyaGgubhiH । mAMsImAgadhikAvanyadhAnyadhyAmakavAlakaiH ॥ 23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptचतुर्जातकतालीशमुस्तागन्धपलाशकैः । कुर्यादभ्यञ्जनं तैलं लेपं स्नानाय तूदकम् ॥ २४ ॥
and caturjātaka (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Elettaria cardamomum, Cinnamomum tamala, and Mesua ferrea), tālīśa (Abies webbiana), mustā (Cyperus rotundus), and gandhapalāśa (Curcuma zedoaria) should be utilized to prepare medicated oil for abhyaṅga (massage), paste for lepa (external application), and infused water for snāna (bathing).
english translation
caturjAtakatAlIzamustAgandhapalAzakaiH । kuryAdabhyaJjanaM tailaM lepaM snAnAya tUdakam ॥ 24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस्नानं वा निम्बवर्षाभूनक्तमालार्कवारिणा । एकाङ्गशोफे वर्षाभूकरवीरककिंशुकैः ॥ २५ ॥
Bathing may be done in the water processed with nimba – Azadirachta indica, varṣābhū – Boerhavia diffusa, naktamāla – Pongamia pinnata arka – and Calotropis gigantea. In cases of localized or single-limb oedema (ekāṅga śopha), it is highly beneficial to apply a comfortably warm paste prepared from varṣābhū (Boerhavia diffusa), karavīraka (Nerium indicum), and kiṃśuka (Butea monosperma);
english translation
snAnaM vA nimbavarSAbhUnaktamAlArkavAriNA । ekAGgazophe varSAbhUkaravIrakakiMzukaiH ॥ 25 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript