Astanga Hrudaya
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गन्धाः सुगन्धयो गन्धफलपुष्पान्नपानजाः । भुक्तमात्रस्य सहसा मुखे शीताम्बुसेचनम् ॥ ६ ॥
perfumes, sweet smell of fruits, flowers, foods and drinks, splashing of cold water on the face immediately after meals (are beneficial).
english translation
हन्ति मारुतजां छर्दिं सर्पिः पीतं ससैन्धवम् । किञ्चिदुष्णं विशेषेण सकासहृदयद्रवाम् ॥ ७ ॥
Ghee mixed with saindhava, made warm and drunk cures vomiting caused by vata especially also cough and palpitation;
english translation
व्योषत्रिलवणाढ्यं वा सिद्धं वा दाडिमाम्बुना । सशुण्ठीदधिधान्येन शृतं तुल्याम्बु वा पयः ॥ ८ ॥
or that (ghee) mixed with more of trikatu and 3 types of salt; or that prepared with the decoction of Punica granatum, with śuṇṭhī – Zingiber officinale, dadhi – curds, dhānya – Coriandrum sativum, payaḥ – or milk mixed with equal quantity of water
english translation
व्यक्तसैन्धवसर्पिर्वा फलाम्लो वैष्किरो रसः । स्निग्धं च भोजनं शुण्ठीदधिदाडिमसाधितम् ॥ ९ ॥
or soup of meat of gallinaceous birds or juice of sour fruits mixed with rock salt and ghee; foods which are mixed with fat and prepared from Zingiber officinale, curds and Punica granatum,
english translation
कोष्णं सलवणं चात्र हितं स्नेहविरेचनम् । पित्तजायां विरेकार्थं द्राक्षेक्षुस्वरसैस्त्रिवृत् ॥ १० ॥
warm and added with salt are ideal, so also lubricant purgatives. For vomiting arising from pitta, in order to produce purgation trivṛt – powder of Operculina turpethum, drākṣā – mixed with juice of Vitis vinifera and ikṣu –
english translation