Astanga Hrudaya

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तोयद्रोणे चित्रकमूलतुलार्धं साध्यं यावत्पाददलस्थमथेदम् । अष्टौ दत्त्वा जीर्णगुडस्य पलानि क्वाथ्यं भूयः सान्द्रतया सममेतत् ॥ १५३ ॥

Half a Tulā (2.4 kg) of the root of citraka – Plumbago zeylanica is boiled in one Droṇa (12.288 liters) of water until the liquid is reduced to one-fourth (pāda-sthite). To this decoction, eight Pala (384 grams) of old jaggery (jīrṇa-guḍa) is added, and the mixture is boiled again until it reaches a thick, semi-solid consistency (sāndratayā).

english translation

toyadroNe citrakamUlatulArdhaM sAdhyaM yAvatpAdadalasthamathedam । aSTau dattvA jIrNaguDasya palAni kvAthyaM bhUyaH sAndratayA samametat ॥ 153 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript