Astanga Hrudaya
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दीप्यकातिविषारास्नाहिङ्ग्वेलापञ्चकोलकात्। चूर्णं स्नेहेन कल्कं वा क्वाथं वा(तां)पाययेत्ततः॥४१॥
Care and management of woman after extraction of placenta / impacted fetus: Dipyaka (Apium graveolens), Ativisha (Aconitum heterophyllum), Rasna (Alpinia galangal), Hingu (Ferula asafoetida), Ela (Elettaria cardamom) and Panchakola (combination of Piper longum, root of Piper longum, Piper chaba, Plumbago zelyanica and Zingiber officinale) – made into powder, should be licked along with fat (ghee) or their wet bolus or decoction may be consumed.
english translation
कटुकातिविषापाठाशाकत्वग्घिङ्गुतेजिनीः। तद्वच्च दोषस्यन्दार्थं वेदनोपशमाय च॥४२॥
Similarly Katuka (Picrorhiza kurroa), Ativisha (Aconitum heterophyllum), patha (Cissampelos pareira), shaka (Tectona grandis), Twak (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), Hingu (Ferula narthex) and Tejani (Zanthoxylum armatum) may be used for draining out the doshas and for pain reliefthis regimen is for three days.
english translation
त्रिरात्रमेवं, सप्ताहं स्नेहमेव ततः पिबेत्। सायं पिबेदरिष्टं च तथा सुकृतमासवम्॥४३॥
For the next seven days, the woman should drink only fats (medicated ghee or oil) in the evenings; aristas or well prepared asavas (fermented decoctions and infusions respectively) should be consumed;
english translation
शिरीषककुभक्वाथपिचून् योनौ विनिक्षिपेत्। उपद्रवाश्च येऽन्ये स्युस्तान् यथास्वमुपाचरेत्॥४४॥
tampon / swab soaked in the decoction of Shirisha (Albizia lebbeck) or Kakubha (Terminalia arjuna) should be kept in the vagina. Other secondary complications should be treated by appropriate methods.
english translation
पयो वातहरैः सिद्धं दशाहं भोजने हितम्। रसो दशाहं च परं लघुपथ्याल्पभोजना॥४५॥
Ideal foods and treatments which enable restoration of health in woman post delivery: Milk boiled with drugs which mitigate vata is ideal as food for ten days. Meat juice is ideal for the next ten days. aAfter that (after second ten days or after 20 days),
english translation