Astanga Hrudaya
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वेत्राग्रबृहतीवासाकुतिलीतिलपर्णिकाः। मण्डूकपर्णीकर्कोटकारवेल्लकपर्पटाः ॥७६॥
Vetra (shoot of vetra), Brhati (Solanum indicum), vasa (Adhatoda vasica), kutill, tilaparnika (badraka), mandukaparni (Gotu kola), Karkota, karavella (bitter gourd). Parpata,
english translation
नाडीकलायगोजिह्वावार्ताकं वनतिक्तकम्। करीरं कुलकं नन्दी कुचैला शकुलादनी ॥७७॥
nadikalaya, gojihwa (godhumi); vartaka (brhati), vanatiktaka (vatsaka/kutaja), karira, kulaka (kupila), nandi (jaya),kucaila, sakuladani (mesasrngi),
english translation
कटिल्लं केम्बुकं शीतं सकोशातककर्कशम्। तिक्तं पाके कटु ग्राहि वातलं कफपित्तजित् ॥७८॥
katilla (raktapunarnava), kebuka (kembuka),kosataka, and karkasa (kampilla) all these are cold in potency, bitter in taste, pungent at the end of digestion, with hold the movement of fluids, increase vatta and mitigate kapha and pitta.
english translation
हृद्यं पटोलं कृमिनुत्स्वादुपाकं रुचिप्रदम्। पित्तलं दीपनं भेदि वातघ्नं बृहतीद्वयम् ॥७९॥
Patola is good for the heart (or the mind), useful in worms, sweet at the end of digestion and gives taste. The two Brihatis (Brihati and Kantakari) increases pitta, promote hunger, breaks the hard faeces.
english translation
वृषं तु वमिकासघ्नं रक्तपित्तहरं परम् । कारवेल्लं सकटुकं दीपनं कफजित्परम् ॥८०॥
Vrusha (Vasa) cures vomiting, cough and especially so the haemorragic disease. Karavella (bitter gourd) is bitter in taste, kindles digestion and mitigates kapha and pitta especially.
english translation