Astanga Hrudaya
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जीवनी बृंहणी कण्ठ्या गुर्वी वृष्या रसायनम्। चक्षुष्या सर्वदोषघ्नी जीवन्ती मधुरा हिमा ॥८६॥
rolongs life (by giving strength), makes the body stout, good for the throat, hard to digest, aphrodisiac and rejuvenator. Jivanti is good for the eyes, mitigates all the dosas, is sweet in taste and cold in potency.
english translation
कूष्माण्डतुम्बकालिङ्गकर्कार्वेर्वारुतिण्डिशम्। तथा त्रपुसचीनाकचिर्भटं कफवातकृत् ॥८७॥
Kusmanda (ash gourd), Tumba (alabu), Kalinga, karkaru, evaru, tindisa, trapusa, cinaka, cirbhata—all cause increase of kapha and vata, breaks the hard faeces, stays long without digestion inside the stomach,
english translation
भेदि विष्टम्भ्यभिष्यन्दि स्वादुपाकरसं गुरु। वल्लीफलानां प्रवरं कूष्माण्डं वातपित्तजित् ॥८८॥
causes more secretion in the tissues, sweet in taste and at the end of digestion and not easily digestible. ASH GOURD BENEFITS Ash gourd is best among the creepers, mitigates vata and pitta cleanses the urinary bladder,
english translation
बस्तिशुद्धिकरं वृष्यम्त्रपुसं त्वतिमूत्रलम्। तुम्बं रूक्षतरं ग्राहि कालिङ्गैर्वारुचिर्भटम् ॥८९॥
and aphrodisiac. Trapusa causes more urination (diuretic). Tumba (alabu) is very dry (causes dryness), absorbent; kalinga, ervaru and cirbhita when tender mitigate pitta and are cold in potency,
english translation
बालं पित्तहरं शीतं विद्यात्पक्वमतोऽन्यथा। शीर्णवृन्तं तु सक्षारं पित्तलं कफवातजित् ॥९०॥
but when ripe are opposite in qualities, these which are overripe and separated from its attachment, will be alkaline in taste, increase pitta, mitigate kapha, and vata, improves taste and appetite,
english translation