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Astanga Hrudaya

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वासामृतानिम्बवरापटोलव्याघ्रीकरञ्जोदककल्कपक्वम् । सर्पिर्विसर्पज्वरकामलास्रकुष्ठापहं वज्रकमामनन्ति ॥ १८ ॥

Medicated ghee prepared with the decoction and paste of vāsā – Adhatoda vasica, amṛtā – Tinospora cordifolia, nimba – Azadirachta indica, varā – (Haritaki – Terminalia chebula, Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellerica & Amalaki – Emblica officinalis), paṭola – Trichosanthes dioica, vyāghrī – Solanum surattense, karañja – and Pongamia pinnata visarpa – cures herpes, jvara – fevers, kāmalā – jaundice, asra – bleeding disease and kuṣṭhāpahaṃ – skin disease. This is known as Varjraka Ghrita.

english translation

मुक्तरक्तविरिक्तस्य रिक्तकोष्ठस्य कुष्ठिनः । प्रभञ्जनस्तथा ह्यस्य न स्याद्देहप्रभञ्जनः ॥ १७ ॥

Otherwise, the alimentary tract of patients of kustha becomes empty in those who had bloodletting and purgation, leads to aggravation of Prabhanjana (vata), which might even destroy the body.

english translation