Astanga Hrudaya
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चूर्णं तर्पणभागैर्नवभिः संयोजितं समध्वंशम् । नित्यं कुष्ठनिबर्हणमेतत् प्रायोगिकं खादन् ॥ ५१ ॥
fine-powdered, mixed with nine parts of corn flour added with honey and consumed daily / habitually cures skin disease
english translation
cUrNaM tarpaNabhAgairnavabhiH saMyojitaM samadhvaMzam । nityaM kuSThanibarhaNametat prAyogikaM khAdan ॥ 51 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptश्वयथुं सपाण्डुरोगं श्वित्रं ग्रहणीप्रदोषमर्शांसि । वर्ध्मभगन्दरपिटिकाकण्डूकोठापचीर्हन्ति ॥ ५२ ॥
cures edema, anemia, leucoderma, duodenal disease, hemorrhoids, scrotal enlargement, rectal fistula, eruptions, itching, rashes and goitre.
english translation
zvayathuM sapANDurogaM zvitraM grahaNIpradoSamarzAMsi । vardhmabhagandarapiTikAkaNDUkoThApacIrhanti ॥ 52 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptरसायनप्रयोगेण तुवरास्थीनि शीलयेत् । भल्लातकं बाकुचिकां वह्निमूलं शिलाह्वयम् ॥ ५३ ॥
One should take continuously, seeds of Hydnocarpus laurifolia bhallātakaṃ – Semecarpus anacardium, bākucikāṃ – Psoralea corylifolia roots of Plumbago zeylanica or Asphaltum consumed in the manner prescribed for Rasayana (rejuvenation therapy) (chapter 39 of Uttarasthana). Bahya Cikitsa: External treatment
english translation
rasAyanaprayogeNa tuvarAsthIni zIlayet । bhallAtakaM bAkucikAM vahnimUlaM zilAhvayam ॥ 53 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइति दोषे विजितेऽन्तस्त्वक्स्थे शमनं बहिः प्रलेपादि हितम् । तीक्ष्णालेपोत्क्लिष्टं कुष्ठं हि विवृद्धिमेति मलिने देहे ॥ ५४ ॥
After the doshas inside the body are won over (mitigated) by these (medicines), it is beneficial to mitigate the doshas present in the skin by external application of pastes of herbs etc., for skin disease exacerbated by strong external applications gets greatly increased in the body which is impure (by accumulation of Doshas)
english translation
iti doSe vijite'ntastvaksthe zamanaM bahiH pralepAdi hitam । tIkSNAlepotkliSTaM kuSThaM hi vivRddhimeti maline dehe ॥ 54 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस्थिरकठिनमण्डलानां कुष्ठानां पोटलैर्हितः स्वेदः । स्विन्नोत्सन्नं कुष्ठं शस्त्रैर्लिखितं प्रलेपनैर्लिम्पेत् ॥ ५५ ॥
It is beneficial to give fomentation with Pottali (bolus of herbs) to patches of skin disease which are static and hard, the patches getting elevated by fomentation should be scraped limpet – with sharp instruments and covered with paste of herbs.
english translation
sthirakaThinamaNDalAnAM kuSThAnAM poTalairhitaH svedaH । svinnotsannaM kuSThaM zastrairlikhitaM pralepanairlimpet ॥ 55 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript