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Astanga Hrudaya

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श्रेष्ठाव्योषयवक्षारदार्वीद्वीपिरसाञ्जनैः । सपाठातेजिनीनिम्बैः शुक्तगोमूत्रसाधितैः ॥ ५६ ॥

Decoction of śreṣṭhā (Haritaki – Terminalia chebula, Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellerica, Amalaki – Emblica officinalis), vyoṣa (black pepper – Piper nigrum, long pepper – Piper longum, ginger – Zingiber officinale), yavakṣāra – alkali of Hordeum vulgare, dārvī – Berberis aristata, dvīpi – Plumbago zeylanica / Asparagus racemosus, rasāñjana – extract of Berberis aristata, along with pāṭhā – Cissampelos pareira, tejinī – Zanthoxylum alatum, and nimba – Azadirachta indica, prepared with śukta (fermented grain wash) and gomūtra (cow urine),

english translation

कवलो गुटिका वाऽत्र कल्पिता प्रतिसारणम् । निचुलं कटभी मुस्तं देवदारु महौषधम् ॥ ५७ ॥

should be used for gargling the mouth (kavala), or pills (guṭikā) / paste prepared from these herbs held in the mouth may be used for rubbing (pratisāraṇa) in the throat. Paste of Barringtonia acutangula, kaṭabhī – Celastrus paniculatus, mustaṃ – Cyperus rotundus, devadāru – Cedrus deodara, mahauṣadham – Zingiber officinale,

english translation

वचा दन्ती च मूर्वा च लेपः कोष्णोऽर्तिशोफहा । अथान्तर्बाह्यतः स्विन्नां वातरोहिणिकां लिखेत् ॥५८॥

vacā – Acorus calamus, dantī ca – Baliospermum montanum and mūrvā ca – Marsdenia tenacissima applied lukewarm relieves pain and swelling. In Vātarohiṇikā (diphtheritic/tonsillar lesion caused by Vata), after giving fomentation both externally and internally, it should be scraped

english translation

अङ्गुलीशस्त्रकेणाशु पटुयुक्तनखेन वा । पञ्चमूलाम्बु कवलस्तैलं गण्डूषनावनम् ॥ ५९ ॥

quickly with the aṅgulī śastra (finger-knife) or with the fingernail smeared with salt; decoction of pañcamūla should be used for gargling (kavala), and oil (processed with pañcamūla) should be used for holding in the mouth (gaṇḍūṣa) and nasal medication (nāvana).

english translation

विस्राव्य पित्तसम्भूतां सिताक्षौद्रप्रियङ्गुभिः । घर्षेत्सलोध्रपत्तङ्गैः कवल: क्वथितैश्च तैः ॥ ६० ॥

In that born from Pitta (Pittaja Rohiṇī), blood should be let out; the site should be rubbed with the paste of sitā (sugar), honey, priyaṅgu – Callicarpa macrophylla, lodhra – Symplocos racemosa, and pattaṅga – Caesalpinia sappan; gargling (kavala) should be done with the decoction of these same herbs.

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