Astanga Hrudaya
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क्ष्वेडोऽतिकटुतीक्ष्णोष्णः प्रगाढेषु प्रशस्यते । कुष्ठपाण्ड्वामयप्लीहशोफगुल्मगरादिषु ॥ ४१ ॥
tikta Kosataki – Luffa acutangular being highly bitter, penetrating and hot (in policy) is best suited for diseases such as skin diseases, anaemia, splenic disorders, oedema, abdominal tumour and artificial poison etc., which are severe and longstanding.
english translation
kSveDo'tikaTutIkSNoSNaH pragADheSu prazasyate । kuSThapANDvAmayaplIhazophagulmagarAdiSu ॥ 41 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपृथक् फलादिषट्कस्य क्वाथे मांसमनूपजम् । कोशातक्या समं सिद्धं तद्रसं लवणं पिबेत् ॥ ४२ ॥
Meat (of animals) of Marshy regions along with equal quantity of Luffa acutangular are boiled in the decoction of the six (fruits) commencing with Phala (madana – Randia dumetorum, Jimuta – Luffa echinata, Iksvaku – Lagenaria siceraria, Dhamargava – Luffa cylindrica, Kosataki – Luffa acutangula and kutaja – Holarrhena antidysenterica); That should be consumed with processed meat soup added with salt.
english translation
pRthak phalAdiSaTkasya kvAthe mAMsamanUpajam । kozAtakyA samaM siddhaM tadrasaM lavaNaM pibet ॥ 42 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptफलादिपिप्पलीतुल्यं सिद्धं क्ष्वेडरसेऽथवा । क्ष्वेडक्वाथं पिबेत् सिद्धं मिश्रमिक्षुरसेन वा ॥ ४३ ॥
or equal quantity of fruit pulp and seeds of madanaphala (Randia dumetorum), Jimuta – Luffa echinata and Iksvaku – Lagenaria siceraria, should be processed with equal quantity of Luffa acutangular and mamsarasa (meat soup) or the decoction of Luffa acutangular should be consumed mixed with juice of Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane). Thus, ends Ksveda Kalpa.
english translation
phalAdipippalItulyaM siddhaM kSveDarase'thavA । kSveDakvAthaM pibet siddhaM mizramikSurasena vA ॥ 43 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptकौटजं सुकुमारेषु पित्तरक्तकफोदये । ज्वरे विसर्पे हृद्रोगे खुडे कुष्ठे च पूजितम् ॥४४॥
seeds of Kutaja – Holarrhena antidysenterica is best suited for Persons of tender constitution, when there is increase of Pitta, Rakta and Kapha, in fever, herpes, Heart diseases, gout and skin diseases (use of Kutaja) will be praised.
english translation
kauTajaM sukumAreSu pittaraktakaphodaye । jvare visarpe hRdroge khuDe kuSThe ca pUjitam ॥44॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसर्षपाणां मधूकानां तोयेन लवणस्य वा । पाययेत् कौटजं बीजं युक्तं कृशरयाऽथवा ॥ ४५ ॥
(powder of paste of) seeds of Holarrhena antidysenterica should be consumed along with the decoction of sarṣapāṇāṃ – either Brassica nigra madhūkānāṃ – Madhuca longifolia, or salt water, or along with Krsara (rice boiled with green gram).
english translation
sarSapANAM madhUkAnAM toyena lavaNasya vA । pAyayet kauTajaM bIjaM yuktaM kRzarayA'thavA ॥ 45 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript