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Astanga Hrudaya

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तालु तद्वत्कणाशुण्ठीगोशकृद्रससैन्धवैः । शृङ्गवेरनिशाभृङ्गं कल्कितं वटपल्लवैः ॥ ६६ ॥

similarly with powder of kana – Piper longum, śuṇṭhī – Zingiber officinale, juice of fresh cowdung added with rock salt The bolus of the paste of śṛṅgavera – Zingiber officinale, niśā – Curcuma longa bhṛṅgaṃ – and Eclipta Alba covered with tender leaves of Vata,

english translation

बद्ध्वा गोशकृता लिप्तं कुकूले स्वेदयेत्ततः । रसेन लिम्पेत्ताल्वास्यं नेत्रे च परिषेचयेत् ॥ ६७ ॥

given a coating of cow dung and subjected to cooking in a burning heap of husk. It is later removed and juice taken out from the paste. It is applied to the palate and mouth and poured into the eye.

english translation

हरीतकीवचाकुष्ठकल्कं माक्षिकसंयुतम् । पीत्वा कुमारः स्तन्येन मुच्यते तालुकण्टकात् ॥ ६८ ॥

Paste of Harītakī – Terminalia chebula, vacā – Acorus calamus, kuṣṭha – and Saussurea lappa added with mākṣika – honey and consumed along with breast-milk. By this, the child gets cured of Talukantaka.

english translation

मलोपलेपात्स्वेदाद्वा गुदे रक्तकफोद्भवः । ताम्रो व्रणोऽन्तः कण्डूमान् जायते भूर्युपद्रवः ॥ ६९ ॥

Either due to coating / sticking of the feces or of sweat, ulcers arising from rakta (blood) and Kapha which are coppery in colour, itching ,accompanied with many complications / secondary diseases, develop inside the rectum of the child.

english translation

केचित्तं मातृकादोषं वदन्त्यन्येऽहिपूतनम् । पृष्ठारुर्गुदकुट्टं च केचिच्च तमनामिकम् ॥ ७० ॥

Some authorities call this as Matraka Dosha, some other as ahiputana yet others as Prstaru, Gudakutta and even as anamaka.

english translation