Astanga Hrudaya
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शक्यं कर्मण्यतां नेतुं किमु गात्राणि जीवताम्। हर्षतोदरुगायामशोफस्तम्भग्रहादयः ॥ ६ ॥
(sneha-sveda-upapadanaih), what then is to be said of the living limbs of living human beings? Tingling sensation (pins and needles), pricking pain, constant pain, dilatation, swelling, stiffness (loss of movement), catching (muscle catch) etc, subside.
english translation
स्विन्नस्याशु प्रशाम्यन्ति मार्दवं चोपजायते । स्नेहश्चधातून्संशुष्कान्पुष्णात्याशूपयोजितः ॥ ७ ॥
(Body parts) attainquick softness in him who has been given sudation (fomentation). swelling, stiffness (loss of movement), catching (muscle catch) etc. subside. (Body parts)attainquick softness in him who has been given sudation (fomentation). Fats, if consumed, nourishes the dry tissues quickly
english translation
बलमग्निबलं पुष्टिं प्राणांश्चास्याभिवर्धयेत्। असकृत्तं पुनः स्नेहैः स्वेदैश्चप्रतिपादयेत् ॥ ८ ॥
and increases the strength, digestive fire, growth of the body parts and life span. Often the patient should be administered with oleation and sudation therapies
english translation
तथा स्नेहमृदौ कोष्ठे न तिष्ठन्त्यनिलामयाः । यद्येतेन सदोषत्वात्कर्मणा न प्रशाम्यति ॥ ९ ॥
since diseases of vata origin cannot remain in the alimentary tract and in the body has become soft by oleation. If, by these methods of treatment, the diseases do not subside, because of great increase of doshas,
english translation
मृदुभिः स्नेहसंयुक्तैर्भेषजैस्तं विशोधयेत् । घृतं तिल्वकसिद्धं वा सातलासिद्धमेव वा ॥ १० ॥
then sodhana (purificatory therapy) should be administered using mild herbs mixed with fats. Elimination of dosas by administering purgative ghee and oil Ghee boiled with either Symplocos racemosa or processed with Acacia concinna;
english translation