Astanga Hrudaya

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पिष्ट्वा तैलघृतं क्षीरे साधयेत्तच्चतुर्गुणे । बृंहणं वातपित्तघ्नं बलशुक्राग्निवर्धनम् ॥ ६१ ॥

Cook this medicinal paste along with equal parts of sesame oil and ghee (taila-ghṛtaṃ) in cow's milk that measures exactly four times the volume of the fats (kṣīre sadhayet tac-caturguṇe). Process the mixture until the water content evaporates completely, leaving only the medicated fat. Used as a retention enema (anuvāsana), this formulation is deeply nourishing and stoutening to the bodily tissues (bṛhaṇam), dual-dosha pacifying (vāta-pitta-ghnam), and highly effective in increasing physical strength (bala), reproductive fluids (śukra), and metabolic fire (agni-vardhanam).

english translation

piSTvA tailaghRtaM kSIre sAdhayettaccaturguNe । bRMhaNaM vAtapittaghnaM balazukrAgnivardhanam ॥ 61 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रजःशुक्रामयहरं पुत्रीयं चानुवासनम् । सैन्धवं मदनं कुष्ठं शताह्वा निचुलो वचा॥६२॥

This therapeutic retention enema (anuvāsanayojyaḥ) comprehensively cures menstrual disorders (rajaḥ-āmaya), anomalies of the semen (śukra-āmaya-haram), and serves as an exceptional therapy for couples desiring healthy progeny (putrīyam). Take equal parts (taiḥ samaiḥ) of saindhava (rock salt), madana (Randia dumetorum), kuṣṭha (Saussurea lappa), śatāhvā (Dill / Anethum sowa), nicula (Barringtonia acutangula), vacā (Acorus calamus),

english translation

rajaHzukrAmayaharaM putrIyaM cAnuvAsanam । saindhavaM madanaM kuSThaM zatAhvA niculo vacA॥62॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ह्रीबेरं मधुकं भार्ङ्गी देवदारु सकट्फलम्। नागरं पुष्करं मेदा चविका चित्रकः शठी॥६३॥

hrīvera (Pavonia odorata), madhuka (Licorice), bhārgī (Clerodendrum serratum), devadāru (Cedrus deodara), kaṭphala (Myrica nagi), nāgara (dry ginger / Zingiber officinale), puṣkara-mūla (Inula racemosa), medā (Polygonatum cirrhifolium), cavikā (Piper chaba), citraka (Plumbago zeylanica), and śaṭhī (Hedychium spicatum).

english translation

hrIberaM madhukaM bhArGgI devadAru sakaTphalam। nAgaraM puSkaraM medA cavikA citrakaH zaThI॥63॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विडङ्गातिविषे श्यामा हरेणुर्नीलिनी स्थिरा। बिल्वाजमोदचपला दन्ती रास्ना च तैः समैः॥६४॥

Include also viḍaṅga (Embelia ribes), ativṣā (Aconitum heterophyllum), śyāmā (Trivṛt), hareṇu (Vitex agnus-castus / alternative: Piper aurantiacum), nīlinī (Indigofera tinctoria), sthirā (Śālaparṇī), bilva (Aegle marmelos), ajamodā (Trachyspermum ammi), capalā (Pippalī / alternative: Piper longum variety), and dantī (Baliospermum montanum) along with rāsnā (Pluchea lanceolata).

english translation

viDaGgAtiviSe zyAmA hareNurnIlinI sthirA। bilvAjamodacapalA dantI rAsnA ca taiH samaiH॥64॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

साध्यमेरण्डतैलं वा तैलं वा कफरोगनुत्। वर्ध्मोदावर्तगुल्मार्शःप्लीहमेहाढ्यमारुतान्॥६५॥

Prepare a fine medicinal paste of these herbs and cook it thoroughly with either pure castor oil (eraṇḍa-tailam) or sesame oil (tailam) and a liquid media to prepare a highly potent medicated oil that eradicates stubborn Kapha disorders (kapha-roga-nut). Administered as a therapeutic retention enema (tad-anuvāsanayojyaḥ), it swiftly and effectively destroys scrotal swelling or hernia (vardhma), upward reversal of intestinal transit (udāvarta), phantom abdominal tumors (gulma), hemorrhoids (arśas), splenic disorders (plīhan), urinary disorders including diabetes (meha), rigid thigh/gout conditions

english translation

sAdhyameraNDatailaM vA tailaM vA kapharoganut। vardhmodAvartagulmArzaHplIhamehADhyamArutAn॥65॥

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