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Astanga Hrudaya

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त्रिवृतां चित्रकं पाठामजाजीं सरलं वचाम् । स्वर्णक्षीरीं च हेमन्ते चूर्णमुष्णाम्बुना पिबेत् ॥ २६ ॥

trivṛtāṃ – Operculina turpethum, citrakaṃ – Plumbago zeylanica, pāṭhāṃ – Cissampelos pareira, ajājīṃ – Cuminum cyminum, saralaṃ – Pinus longifolia, vacām – Acorus calamus, svarṇakṣīrīṃ – and Argemone Mexicana all powdered together and consumed with warm water is suitable for hemanta (early winter)

english translation

त्रिवृता शर्करातुल्या ग्रीष्मकाले विरेचनम् । त्रिवृत्त्रायन्तिहपुषासातलाकटुरोहिणीः ॥ २७ ॥

trivṛtā – Operculina turpethum with equal quantity of sugar is a purgative (ideal) in Grismakala (summer). trivṛt – Operculina turpethum, trāyanti – Gentiana kurroo, hapuṣā – Juniperus communis, sātalā – Euphorbia dracunculoides, kaṭurohiṇīḥ – Picrorhiza kurroa svarṇakṣīrīṃ

english translation

स्वर्णक्षीरीं च सञ्चूर्ण्य गोमूत्रे भावयेत् त्र्यहम् । एष सर्वर्तुको योगः स्निग्धानां मलदोषहृत् ॥ २८ ॥

and Argemone Mexicana are powdered well and kept soaked / Macerated in urine of cow for three days. This recipes is suitable in all seasons and removes the malas (doshas) in those who have been lubricated (by oleation therapy).

english translation

श्यामात्रिवृद्दुरालभाहस्तिपिप्पलीवत्सकम् । नीलिनीकटुकामुस्ताश्रेष्ठायुक्तं सुचूर्णितम् ॥ २९ ॥

śyāmā – Ipomoea petaloides, trivṛt – Operculina turpethum, durālabhā – Fagonia cretica, hastipippalī – Scindapsus officinalis, vatsaka – Holarrhena antidysenterica, nīlinī – Indigofera tinctoria, kaṭukā – Picrorhiza kurroa, mustā – Cyperus rotundus, and śreṣṭhā (Triphalā – Harītakī, Bibhītakī, and Āmalakī / alternative interpretation: Leptadenia reticulata) should be well powdered together;

english translation

रसाज्योष्णाम्बुभिः शस्तं रूक्षाणामपि सर्वदा । ज्वरहृद्रोगवातासृगुदावर्तादिरोगिषु॥३०॥

this formulation, when consumed along with meat soup (rasa), ghee (ājya), or warm water (uṣṇāmbu), is highly recommended at all times (in all seasons), even for individuals who are dry (rūkṣa – those who have not undergone oleation therapy). In patients suffering from fever, heart diseases, gout (vātāsṛg), and upward movement of Vata (udāvarta) etc.,

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