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Astanga Hrudaya

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जातीशिरीषधवमेषविषाणिपुष्पवैडूर्यमौक्तिकफलं पयसा सुपिष्टम् । आजेन ताम्रममुना प्रतनु प्रदिग्धं सप्ताहतः पुनरिदं पयसैव पिष्टम् ॥३१॥

Jasminum grandiflorum, śirīṣa – Albizia lebbeck­, dhava – Anogeissus latifolia, meṣa viṣāṇi – Meshavishana, vaidurya (cat’s eye) and pearl macerated with goat milk to form a nice paste which is applied over thin sheet of copper and kept for seven days.

english translation

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पिण्डाञ्जनं हितमनातपशुष्कमक्ष्णि विद्धे प्रसादजननं बलकृच्च दृष्टेः । स्रोतोजविद्रुमशिलाम्बुधिफेनतीक्ष्णैरस्यैव तुल्यमुदितं गुणकल्पनाभिः ॥३२॥

Next, it is taken out, macerated with goat milk only and dried without exposing it to sunlight. This Pindanjana, is good when applied as collyrium for the eyes operated upon, bestows clarity and strength of the vision. Collyrium of lead sulphide, coral, (Manassila) – realgar, seafoam and (Maricha) Piper nigrum similar (with the above recipe) in actions and mode of preparation.

english translation

Chapter 15

Verses 1-5