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Astanga Hrudaya

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siva.sh/astanga-hrudaya/uttara-sthana/14/26

अजाक्षीरयुतैर्लेपः सुखोष्णः शर्मकृत्परम् । लोध्रसैन्धवमृद्वीकामधुकैश्छागलं पयः ॥२६॥

are made into a paste and applied with goat milk and applied warm is best to give comfort. Goat milk boiled with lodhra – Symplocos racemosa, saindhava – rock salt,

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siva.sh/astanga-hrudaya/uttara-sthana/14/27

शृतमाश्च्योतनं योज्यं रुजारागविनाशनम् । मधुकोत्पलकुष्ठैर्वा द्राक्षालाक्षासितान्वितैः ॥२७॥

mṛdvīkā – Vitis ­vinifera and madhukai – Glycyrrhiza glabra used as aschyotana (bathing the eyes) cures pain and redness; similarly, madhuka – Glycyrrhiza glabra, utpala –­ Nymphaea alba, kuṣṭhai – Sausurrea lappa, drākṣā – Vitis vinfera, lākṣā – Laccifer lacca and sugar.

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siva.sh/astanga-hrudaya/uttara-sthana/14/28

वातघ्नसिद्धे पयसि शृतं सर्पिश्चतुर्गुणे । पद्मकादिप्रतीवापं सर्वकर्मसु शस्यते ॥२८॥

Medicated ghee prepared with decoction of herbs mitigating Vata, four parts of milk and paste of herbs of Padmakadi Gana (chapter 15 of Sutrasthana) is best for all therapies (of the eye).

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siva.sh/astanga-hrudaya/uttara-sthana/14/29

सिरां तथानुपशमे स्निग्धस्विन्नस्य मोक्षयेत् । मन्थोक्तां च क्रियां कुर्याद्वेधे रूढेऽञ्जनं मृदु॥२९॥

If the troubles do not subside, the veins should be cut (and blood let out) after giving oleation and sudation therapies to the patient; the treatment advocated for Adhimantha should also be done. After the puncture heals, mild collyrium should be applied.

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siva.sh/astanga-hrudaya/uttara-sthana/14/30

आढकीमूलमरिचहरितालरसाञ्जनैः । विद्धेऽक्ष्णि सगुडा वर्तिर्योज्या दिव्याम्बुपेषिता ॥३०॥

Roots of Cajanas cajana, marica – Piper nigrum, haritāla – arsenic trisulphide and aqueous extract of Berberis aristata mixed with guda (jaggery) macerated in rain water and made into wicks. This (applied to the eyes as collyrium) is beneficial to the operated eye.

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Chapter 14

Verses 31-35