Astanga Hrudaya

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अरूंषिका जलौकोभिर्हृतास्रा निम्बवारिणा । सिक्ता प्रभूतलवणैर्लिम्पेदश्वशकृद्रसैः ॥ २१ ॥

In Arumshika, blood should be removed by using the leech, then washed with the decoction of nimbavāriṇā – Azadirachta indica and covered with plenty of salt macerated in juice of fresh horse dung or

english translation

arUMSikA jalaukobhirhRtAsrA nimbavAriNA । siktA prabhUtalavaNairlimpedazvazakRdrasaiH ॥ 21 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

पटोलनिम्बपत्रैर्वा सहरिद्रैः सुकल्कितैः । गोमूत्रजीर्णपिण्याककृकवाकुमलैरपि ॥ २२ ॥

with the paste of paṭola -­ Trichosanthes dioica, leaves of Azadirachta indica and saharidraiḥ – Curcuma longa with cow urine or old pinyaka (oil cake of Tila – Sesamum indicum) excreta of Krikavaku (cock) made with cow urine.

english translation

paTolanimbapatrairvA saharidraiH sukalkitaiH । gomUtrajIrNapiNyAkakRkavAkumalairapi ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कपालभृष्टं कुष्ठं वा चूर्णितं तैलसंयुतम् । रूंषिकालेपनं कण्डूक्लेददाहार्तिनाशनम् ॥ २३ ॥

Powder of kuṣṭhaṃ – Saussurea lappa fried on a pan, mixed with oil and applied to Arumshika cures itching, exudation, burning sensation and pain.

english translation

kapAlabhRSTaM kuSThaM vA cUrNitaM tailasaMyutam । rUMSikAlepanaM kaNDUkledadAhArtinAzanam ॥ 23 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मालतीचित्रकाश्वघ्ननक्तमालप्रसाधितम् । चाचारूंषिकयोस्तैलमभ्यङ्गः क्षुरघृष्टयोः ॥ २४ ॥

Oil medicated with mālatī – Jasminum grandiflorum, citraka – Plumbago zeylanica, aśvaghna – Nerium indicum and naktamāla – Pongamia pinnata is beneficial for anointing the head in Chacha (Indralupta) and Arumshika, which have been scraped with a razor.

english translation

mAlatIcitrakAzvaghnanaktamAlaprasAdhitam । cAcArUMSikayostailamabhyaGgaH kSuraghRSTayoH ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अशान्तौ शिरसः शुद्ध्यै यतेत वमनादिभिः । विध्येत्सिरां दारुणके लालाट्यां शीलयेन्मृजाम् ॥ २५ ॥

If the disease does not subside, then attempts should be made to purify the head by emesis and other therapies. In Dāruṇaka (dandruff/seborrheic dermatitis), the vein in the forehead (lālāṭyāṃ sirāṃ) should be venesected/punctured (vidhyet), and habits of cleanliness/hygiene (mṛjām) should be observed regularly (śīlayet).

english translation

azAntau zirasaH zuddhyai yateta vamanAdibhiH । vidhyetsirAM dAruNake lAlATyAM zIlayenmRjAm ॥ 25 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript