Astanga Hrudaya
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औदकप्रसहानूपवेसवाराः सुसंस्कृताः । जीवनीयौषधैः स्नेहयुक्ताः स्युर्उपनाहने ॥ ३१ ॥
Well-spiced meat paste (veshavara) prepared from the meat of aquatic animals (audaka), animals that snatch their food (prasaha), or those inhabiting marshy lands (anupa), properly processed with herbs of the Jivaniya group and mixed with fats, should be used for warm poultices (upanahana).
english translation
स्तम्भतोदरुगायामशोफाङ्गग्रहनाशनाः । जीवनीयौषधैः सिद्धा सपयस्का वसाऽपि वा ॥ ३२ ॥
Similarly, muscle fat (vasa) obtained from these types of animals, processed with Jivaniya herbs and mixed with milk, may also be used. This application destroys rigidity (stambha), pricking pain (toda), constant ache (ruk), dilation/stretching (ayama), swelling (shopha), and stiffness/catching pain in the body parts (anga-graha).
english translation
घृतं सहचरान् मूलं जीवन्ती छागलं पयः । लेपः पिष्टास्तिलास्तद्वद्भृष्टाः पयसि निर्वृताः ॥ ३३ ॥
Ghee boiled with sahacarānmūlaṃ – roots of Strobilanthusciliatus and jīvantī – Leptadenia reticulate mixed with Goats milk is a Good Poultice; so also paste of fried tilā: – Sesamum indicum, made with milk provides relief.
english translation
क्षीरपिष्टक्षुमां लेपमेरण्डस्य फलानि वा । कुर्याच्छूलनिवृत्त्यर्थं शताह्वां वाऽनिलेऽधिके ॥ ३४ ॥
Application of paste of kṣumāṃ – Linumus titissimum or of the seeds of eraṇḍ – Ricinus communis or of śatāhva – Anethum sowa macerated with milk, cures pain when Vata is greatly increased.
english translation
मूत्रक्षारसुरापक्वं घृतमभ्यञ्जने हितम् । सिद्धं समधु शुक्तं वा सेकाभ्यङ्गे कफोत्तरे ॥ ३५ ॥
Ghee boiled with addition of cow urine, Yavaksara, and beer is good for oil massage and bath or sukta (sour gruel) mixed with honey is good for pouring on the body and anointing when kapha is predominant.
english translation