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Astanga Hrudaya

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कुप्यत्यकस्माद्बहुशो मुखदौर्गन्ध्यशोफकृत् । नासिकाक्लेदसंशोषशुद्धिरोधकरो मुहुः ॥ ११ ॥

gets greatly aggravated without any reason, produces foul smelling mouth and swelling (of the face), drying of the moisture of the nose, opening and blocking of the passage of the nose often,

english translation

पूयोपमासितारक्तग्रथितश्लेष्मसंस्रुतिः । मूर्छन्ति चात्र कृमयो दीर्घस्निग्धसिताणवः ॥ १२ ॥

discharge of fluid resembling pus, black and red in color and nodular; in this fluid, long, unctuous, white and minute worms etc. develop.

english translation

पक्वलिङ्गानि तेष्वङ्गलाघवं क्षवथोः शमः । श्लेष्मा सचिक्कणः पीतोऽज्ञानं च रसगन्धयोः ॥ १३॥

In all of them (Pratishyaya) the symptoms of ripening are – feeling of lightness of the body, subsiding of sneezing, fluid discharge) is slimy (unctuous) and yellow and inability to understand taste and smell.

english translation

तीक्ष्णाघ्राणोपयोगार्करश्मिसूत्रतृणादिभिः । वातकोपिभिरन्यैर्वा नासिकातरुणास्थनि ॥ १४ ॥

Inhaling strong smell (of pungent nature such as powder of chillies, ginger, tobacco etc.), exposure to sun rays, inserting threads, grass etc. (into the nose) and other causes which aggravate Vata, when the cartilage of the nose gets scratched,

english translation

विघट्टितेऽनिलः क्रुद्धो रुद्धः शृङ्गाटकं व्रजेत् । निवृत्तः कुरुतेऽत्यर्थं क्षवथुं स भृशक्षवः ॥ १५ ॥

Vata getting aggravated and obstructed, moves upwards to the Shrungataka (a vital spot inside the head) and getting dislodged from that spot, gives rise to too much of sneezing. This disease is called Bhrishakshava.

english translation