Astanga Hrudaya
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शोणितप्रभृतीनां च धातूनामुत्तरोत्तरम्। मांसाद्गरीयो वृषणमेढ्रवृक्कयकृद्गुदम् ॥७१॥
The tissues of the animals such as blood and others are hard to digest in their successive order; testicles, penis, kidneys, liver and rectum are hard to digest than the flesh.
english translation
शाकं पाठाशठीसूषासुनिषण्णसतीनजम्। त्रिदोषघ्नं लघु ग्राहि सराजक्षववास्तुकम् ॥७२॥
SHAKA VARGA :- (GROUP OF LEAFY VEGETABLES) Patha (Cissampelos pareira), shati (Hedychium spicatum), susha, sunishanna, satinaja in general, mitigates all the three doshas, are easily digestible and grahi (absorbent);
english translation
सुनिषण्णोऽग्निकृद्वृष्यस्तेषुराजक्षवः परम्। ग्रहण्यर्शोविकारघ्नःवर्चोभेदि तु वास्तुकम् ॥७३॥
Sunishanna increases hunger and is aphrodisiac; Rajakshava is still better and cures duodenal diseases, haemorrhoids; vastuka breaks up the hard faceces.
english translation
हन्ति दोषत्रयं कुष्ठं वृष्या सोष्णा रसायनी। काकमाची सरा स्वर्या चाङ्गेर्यम्लाऽग्निदीपनी ॥७४॥
Kakamachi (Solanum nigrum) mitigates the three doshas, useful in skin diseases, is aphrodisiac, hot in potency, rejuvenator, causes easy movement of faeces, and is good for voice. Changeri (Oxalis corniculata) is sour taste, kindles digestion, good for duodenal diseases, haemorrhoids and for increased vata and kapha;
english translation
ग्रहण्यर्शोऽनिलश्लेष्महितोष्णा ग्राहिणी लघुः। पटोलसप्तलारिष्टशार्ङ्गेष्टावल्गुजाऽमृताः ॥७५॥
hot in potency, withholds elimination of fluids and is easily digestible. Patola, saptala, arista (neem leaves), sharngeshta (angaravalli/bharangi), Avalguja (Bakuchi), amruta (Tinospora),
english translation