Astanga Hrudaya

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हृते हृते च रुधिरे सुशीतैः स्पर्शवीर्ययोः । सुश्लक्ष्णैस्तदहःपिष्टैः क्षीरेक्षुस्वरसद्रवैः ॥ २७ ॥

Whenever blood is removed repeatedly (hṛte hṛte ca rudhire), an application of paste (lepaḥ) made from herbs that are soothingly cold both to the touch and in potency (su-śītaiḥ sparśa-vīryayoḥ) is beneficial. These herbs should be ground smooth on the very same day (su-ślaakṣṇais tad-ahaḥ-piṣṭaiḥ) using liquids such as milk (kṣīra) or fresh sugarcane juice (ikṣu-svarasa-dravaiḥ);

english translation

hRte hRte ca rudhire suzItaiH sparzavIryayoH । suzlakSNaistadahaHpiSTaiH kSIrekSusvarasadravaiH ॥ 27 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript