Astanga Hrudaya
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शूकशिम्बीभवं धान्यं रक्ते शाकं च शस्यते । अन्नस्वरूपविज्ञाने यदुक्तं लघुशीतलम् ॥ २१ ॥
Grains with spike, legumes (pulses) and vegetables which are easily digestible and cold (in potency) mentioned in annasvarupaVijnana (chapter of sutrasthana) are best suited for Raktapitta (bleeding disease).
english translation
पूर्वोक्तमम्बु पानीयं पञ्चमूलेन वा शृतम् । लघुना शृतशीतं वा मध्वम्भो वा फलाम्बु वा ॥ २२ ॥
drink mentioned earlier (sadangapaniya without sunthi), water processed with pancamula (five greater roots), water boiled and cooled and made light, or honey water or syrup of fruits (any one of these) should be used for drinking.
english translation
शशः सवास्तुकः शस्तो विबन्धे तित्तिरिः पुनः । उदुम्बरस्य निर्यूहे साधितो मारुतेऽधिके ॥ २३ ॥
Rabbit meat along with Vastuka (saka) – Chenopodium ambrosioides is beneficial when there is constipation, meat of black partridge boiled with decoction of Ficus racemosa is beneficial when there is predominance of vata.
english translation
प्लक्षस्य बर्हिणस्तद्वन्न्यग्रोधस्य च कुक्कुटः । यत् किञ्चिद्रक्तपित्तस्य निदानं तच्च वर्जयेत् ॥ २४ ॥
And similarly the meat of peacock boiled in the decoction of Ficus lacor and the poultry meat, boiled in the decoction of Ficus benghalensis. Avoidance of causes of Raktapitta : Any causative factor related to – Raktapitta (bleeding disease) should be avoided.
english translation
वासारसेन फलिनीमृल्लोध्राञ्जनमाक्षिकम् । पित्तासृक् शमयेत्पीतं निर्यासो वाटरूषकात् ॥ २५ ॥
Fresh juice of Adhatoda vasica mixed with powder of Callicarpa macrophylla, special type of mud found in Saurashtra, Symplocos racemosa, Berberis aristata, and honey alleviates bleeding diseases (Raktapitta); or fresh juice of atarusaka (Adhatoda vasica)
english translation