Astanga Hrudaya

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आदावेव विसर्पेषु हितं लङ्घनरूक्षणम् । रक्तावसेको वमनं विरेकः स्नेहनं न तु ॥ १ ॥

In herpes it is beneficial to administer langhana (thinning the body with fasting etc.), ruksana (causing dryness)rakta avaseko – blood-letting,vamanaṃ – emesis, virekaḥ – and purgation therapies in the beginning of treatment itself, but not snehana (oleation therapy).

english translation

AdAveva visarpeSu hitaM laGghanarUkSaNam । raktAvaseko vamanaM virekaH snehanaM na tu ॥ 1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript