Astanga Hrudaya
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स्याच्छूलं यस्य भुक्तेऽति जीर्यत्यल्पं जरां गते । शाम्येत् स कुष्ठकृमिजिल्लवणद्वयतिल्वकैः ॥ ५६ ॥
If the pain is more soon after meals, mild during digestion and subsides after complete digestion, such a patient should consume the powder of kuṣṭha – Saussurea lappa, kṛmijit – Embelia ribes, lavaṇadvaya – two types of salt, tilvaka – Symplocos racemosa,
english translation
सदेवदार्वतिविषैश्चूर्णमुष्णाम्बुना पिबेत् । यस्य जीर्णेऽधिकं स्नेहैः स विरेच्यः फलैः पुनः ॥ ५७ ॥
sadeva dāru – Cedrus deodara, ativiṣa – Aconitum heterophyllum along with warm water. He who has severe pain after digestion, should be given a purgative consisting of fats; when pain is severe during digestion a purgative consisting of fruits;
english translation
जीर्यत्यन्ने तथा मूलैस्तीक्ष्णैः शूले सदाधिके । प्रायोऽनिलो रुद्धगतिः कुप्यत्यामाशये गतः ॥ ५८ ॥
when pain is severe at all times a purgative consisting of roots. Generally vata getting obstructed in its movements, gets increased in the stomach,
english translation
तस्यानुलोमनं कार्यं शुद्धिलङ्घनपाचनैः । कृमिघ्नमौषधं सर्वं कृमिजे हृदयामये ॥ ५९ ॥
hence it should be made to move in the downward direction with purifactory therapies (purgation and enema), fasting and digestive herbs.In diseases of the heart caused by worms (intestinal parasites), all treatments which eradicate the worms should be adopted.
english translation
तृष्णासु वातपित्तघ्नो विधिः प्रायेण शस्यते । सर्वासु शीतो बाह्यान्तस्तथा शमनशोधनः ॥ ६० ॥
In all types of thirst diseases, treatments which mitigate vata and pitta are beneficial generally. In all the types, cold treatment both external and internal, so also palliative and purificatory,
english translation