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Astanga Hrudaya

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कल्केन जीवनीयेन तैलं पयसि पाचितम् । आनूपमांसक्वाथे च पालीपोषणवर्धनम् ॥ ४१ ॥

Medicated oil prepared with the decoction of meat of animals of marshy regions, paste of herbs of Jivaniya gana (chapter 15 of sutrasthana) and cow milk is good for nourishment and growth of the pinna.

english translation

पालीं छित्त्वाऽतिसङ्क्षीणां शेषां सन्धाय पोषयेत् । याप्यैवं तन्त्रिकाख्यापि परिपोटेऽप्ययं विधिः ॥ ४२ ॥

The pinna which has emaciated too much should be excised (arty) and then nourished. The same treatment should be done for Tantrika and also for Paripota.

english translation

उत्पाते शीतलैर्लेपो जलौकोहृतशोणिते । जम्ब्वाम्रपल्लवबलायष्टीलोध्रतिलोत्पलैः ॥ ४३ ॥

In Utpata, application of paste of herbs of cold potency should be done after removing the blood by application of leeches. Medicated oil prepared with the decoction of tender leaves of jambu – Syzygium cumini, āmra -­ Mangifera indica, balā – Sida cordifolia, yaṣṭī – Glycyrrhiza glabra, lodhra – Symplocos racemosa,

english translation

सधान्याम्लैः समञ्जिष्ठैः सकदम्बैः सशारिवैः । सिद्धमभ्यञ्जने तैलं विसर्पोक्तघृतानि च ॥ ४४ ॥

tila – Sesamum indicum and utpala – Nymphaea alba, mañjiṣṭa – Paste of Rubia cordifolia, kadambaiḥ – Neolamarckia cadamba and śārivaiḥ – Hemidesmus indicus added with fermented rice wash, is good for anointing and massage; so also the medicated ghee recipes prescribed for Visarpa (chapter 18 of Cikitsa Sthana).

english translation

उन्मन्थेऽभ्यञ्जनं तैलं गोधाकर्कवसान्वितम् । तालपत्र्यश्वगन्धार्कबाकुचीफलसैन्धवैः ॥ ४५ ॥

In Unmantha, the pinna (or ear lobe) should be anointed with oil prepared with tālapatrī – (Mushakaparni) – Asparagus adscendens, aśvagandha – Withania somnifera, arka – Calotropis gigantea, bākucīphala – fruits of Psoralea corylifolia, rock salt and muscle-fat of godha (iguana Lizard) and karka (crab) or the oil prepared with

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