Astanga Hrudaya

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तर्पणो बृंहणो बल्यो वातहृद्रोगनाशनः । दीप्तेऽग्नौ सद्रवायामे हृद्रोगे वातिके हितम् ॥ ४१ ॥

this recipe when consumed acts as : restorative, nutritive, strengthening and cures heart disease arising from vata. In heart diseases caused by vata, if there is increased heart rate and expanding type of pain and if the patient has strong digestive power,

english translation

क्षीरं दधि गुडः सर्पिरौदकानूपमामिषम् । एतान्येव च वर्ज्यानि हृद्रोगेषु चतुर्ष्वपि ॥ ४२ ॥

then consuming milk, curds, jaggery (molasses), ghee and meat of animals living in water and marshy regions is suitable. These are to be avoided in the remaining four kinds of heart diseases,

english translation

शेषेषु स्तम्भजाड्यामसंयुक्तेऽपि च वातिके । कफानुबन्धे तस्मिंस्तु रूक्षोष्णामाचरेत् क्रियाम् ॥ ४३ ॥

and even in vataja kind, if there is rigidity and inactivity (in the body) and association of ama, if there is kapha as the secondary dosa in it (vataja heart disease) therapies which bring about dryness and heat should be adopted.

english translation

पैत्ते द्राक्षेक्षुनिर्याससिताक्षौद्रपरूषकैः । युक्तो विरेको हृद्यः स्यात्क्रमः शुद्धे च पित्तहा ॥ ४४ ॥

In Hridroga arising from pitta, vireka (purgation) is ideal, with the juice of Vitis vinifera, juice of Saccharum officinarum, sugar, honey, Grewia asiatica (as adjuvants to the purgative drug); after such a purification, all treatments which mitigate pitta should be done,

english translation

क्षतपित्तज्वरोक्तं च बाह्यान्तः परिमार्जनम् । कट्वीमधुककल्कं च पिबेत्ससितमम्भसा ॥ ४५ ॥

such as the internal and external treatment enumerated in chest injury and fever caused by pitta paste of Picrorhiza kurroa and Glycyrrhiza glabra should be consumed along with sugar water.

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