Astanga Hrudaya
नासयाऽऽस्येन वा पीतं वटशुङ्गाष्टकं तथा। ओषधीर्जीवनीयाश्च बाह्यान्तरुपयोजयेत्॥४२॥
bestows male progeny and its safety (retention) sprouts of vata, eight in number also act similarly drugs of Jivaniya group (vide chapter 15 of Sutrasthana) should be used both externally and internally
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