Astanga Hrudaya

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प्रलेपैः सघृतैः कुष्ठकुटिलोत्पलचन्दनैः । वातोद्रेकभयाद्रक्तं न चास्मिन्नवसेचयेत् ॥ ८ ॥

Application of paste of kuṣṭha – Saussurea lappa, kuṭila – Valeriana wallichii, utpala – Nymphaea alba and candanaiḥ – Santalum album added with ghee is suitable. Bloodletting should not be done in these kinds for the fear of aggravation of Vata.

english translation

pralepaiH saghRtaiH kuSThakuTilotpalacandanaiH । vAtodrekabhayAdraktaM na cAsminnavasecayet ॥ 8 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript