Astanga Hrudaya

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नस्यं शैलासने भाण्डे शृङ्गे मेषस्य वा स्थितः । क्षीरेण श्लक्ष्णपिष्टौ वा दुग्धिकाकरवीरकौ ॥ ३८ ॥

Stored in a vessel made of stone (śailā / slate/stone) or āsana wood (Pterocarpus marsupium), or in the horn of a ram (meṣasya śṛṅge), this oil is used for Nasya ( nasal therapy) [to treat premature graying]. Alternatively, a fine paste (ślaakṣṇa-piṣṭau) of dugdhikā (Euphorbia hirta) or karavīra (Nerium indicum) made with milk (kṣīreṇa),

english translation

nasyaM zailAsane bhANDe zRGge meSasya vA sthitaH । kSIreNa zlakSNapiSTau vA dugdhikAkaravIrakau ॥ 38 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript