Astanga Hrudaya

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शाम्यत्येवं कफाक्रान्तः समेदस्कः प्रभञ्जनः । क्षारमूत्रान्वितान् स्वेदान् सेकान् उद्वर्तनानि च ॥ ५१ ॥

Vata associated with meda (fat) and invaded by Kapha gets mitigated by these measures. sudation, pouring of liquids on the body, dry massage etc. using alkalies, mixed with urine should be done;

english translation

zAmyatyevaM kaphAkrAntaH samedaskaH prabhaJjanaH । kSAramUtrAnvitAn svedAn sekAn udvartanAni ca ॥ 51 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कुर्याद्दिह्याच्च मूत्राढ्यैः करञ्जफलसर्षपैः । मूलैर्वाऽप्यर्कतर्कारीनिम्बजैः ससुराह्वयैः ॥ ५२ ॥

Paste of karanja (Pongamia pinnata) and Brassica nigra prepared by mixing them in large quantities of urine of cow should be smeared on the afflicted part. Similarly the powder / paste of roots of Calotropis gigantea, Clerodendrum phlomidis,

english translation

kuryAddihyAcca mUtrADhyaiH karaJjaphalasarSapaiH । mUlairvA'pyarkatarkArInimbajaiH sasurAhvayaiH ॥ 52 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सक्षौद्रसर्षपापक्वलोष्टवल्मीकमृत्तिकैः । कफक्षयार्थं व्यायामे सह्ये चैनं प्रवर्तयेत् ॥ ५३ ॥

Azadirachta indica and Cedrus deodara made by mixing them in honey and added with Brassica nigra by fomenting the thigh with heated stone or mud of ant-hill; for decreasing the kapha, he should resort to physical exercises, should be performed to the tolerance extent,

english translation

sakSaudrasarSapApakvaloSTavalmIkamRttikaiH । kaphakSayArthaM vyAyAme sahye cainaM pravartayet ॥ 53 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्थलान्युल्लङ्घयेन्नारीः शक्तितः परिशीलयेत् । स्थिरतोयं सरः क्षेमं प्रतिस्रोतो नदीं तरेत् ॥ ५४ ॥

jump from place to place, indulge in women (sexual intercourse) to the limit of his strength, swim – in stagnant water or in safe rivers (free from whirls, crocodiles etc.) in the opposite direction of the flow.

english translation

sthalAnyullaGghayennArIH zaktitaH parizIlayet । sthiratoyaM saraH kSemaM pratisroto nadIM taret ॥ 54 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

श्लेष्ममेदःक्षये चात्र स्नेहादीन् अवचारयेत् । स्थानदूष्यादि चालोच्य कार्या शेषेष्वपि क्रिया ॥ ५५ ॥

If Kapha and fat are found to be decreased, sneha etc. oleation therapy and others which increase these should be administered Even in other diseases (of vata origin) treatments considering suitable to the sthana (place affected) and according to tissues vitiated after considering these factors should be done.

english translation

zleSmamedaHkSaye cAtra snehAdIn avacArayet । sthAnadUSyAdi cAlocya kAryA zeSeSvapi kriyA ॥ 55 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript