Astanga Hrudaya
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करवीरनिम्बकुटजाच्छम्याकाच्चित्रकाच्च मूलानाम् । मूत्रे दर्वीलेपी क्वाथो लेपेन कुष्ठघ्नः ॥ ६१ ॥
Roots of karavīra – Nerium indicum, nimba – Azadirachta indica, kuṭajāt – Holarrhena antidysenterica, śamyākāt – Cassia fistula, citrakāt – Plumbago zeylanica, are boiled in cow urine to the constistency of adhering to the ladle. This thick decoction applied on the skin cures skin disease.
english translation
श्वेतकरवीरमूलं कुटजकरञ्जात् फलं त्वचो दार्व्याः । सुमनःप्रवालयुक्तो लेपः कुष्ठापहः सिद्धः ॥ ६२ ॥
Roots of white variety of Nerium indicum, fruits (seeds) of kuṭaja – Holarrhena antidysenterica, karañjāt – and Pongamia pinnata, tvaco dārvyāḥ – bark of Berberis aristata, pravāla – tender leaves of sumanaḥ – Mesua ferrea, yukto lepaḥ – made into a paste and applied, kuṣṭhāpahaḥ – cures skin disease, surely.
english translation
शैरीषी त्वक् पुष्पं कार्पास्या राजवृक्षपत्राणि । पिष्टा च काकमाची चतुर्विधः कुष्ठहा लेपः ॥ ६३ ॥
Paste of śairīṣī tvak – bark of Albizia lebbeck, puṣpaṃ kārpāsyā – flowers of Gossypium berbaceum, rājavṛkṣa patrāṇi – leaves of Cassia fistula, kākamācī – and of Solanum nigrum; caturvidhaḥ lepaḥ – these four kinds of pastes cure skin disease.
english translation
व्योषसर्षपनिशागृहधूमैर्यावशूकपटुचित्रककुष्ठैः । कोलमात्रगुटिकार्धविषांशा श्वित्रकुष्ठहरणो वरलेपः ॥ ६४ ॥
Equal quantities of each of Vyosa (Piper longum, Piper nigrum, Zingiber officinale), sarṣapa – Brassica alba, niśā – Curcuma longa, gṛhadhūmai: – soot of chimney of kitchen, yāvaśūka – Hordeum vulgare, salt, citraka – Plumbago zeylanica, kuṣṭhaiḥ – Saussurea lappa, together making one part mixed with half part of Aconitum ferox and rolled into pills of the size of Kola (jujube fruit); paste of this pill applied on the skin is best for the cure of leucoderma and skin disease.
english translation
निम्बं हरिद्रे सुरसं पटोलं कुष्ठाश्वगन्धे सुरदारु शिग्रुः । ससर्षपं तुम्बुरुधान्यवन्यं चण्डा च चूर्णानि समानि कुर्यात् ॥ ६५ ॥
Equal quantities of each of nimbaṃ – Azadirachta indica, haridre – the two haridra (Curcuma longa & Berberis aristata), surasaṃ – Ocimum sanctum, paṭolaṃ – Trichosanthes dioica, kuṣṭha – Saussurea lappa, aśvagandhe – Withania somnifera, suradāru – Cedrus deodara, śigruḥ – Moringa oleifera, sa sarṣapaṃ – Brassica nigra, tumburu – Zanthoxylum alatum, dhānya – Coriandrum sativum, vanyaṃ – Vigna radiata, caṇḍā ca – and Macaranga peltate, are converted into powder,
english translation