Astanga Hrudaya

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आनूपवेसवाराद्यैः स्वेदः सोमास्तिलाः पुनः । भृष्टा निर्वापिताः क्षीरे तत्पिष्टा दाहरुघराः ॥ ३१ ॥

fomentation (svedaḥ) should be given using Veśavāra (minced meat cooked with spices) prepared from animals of marshy/wet lands (ānūpa). Further, flaxseeds (umā) and sesame seeds (tilāḥ) fried (bhṛṣṭā), quenched/soaked in milk (nirvāpitāḥ kṣīre), and ground into a paste (tat-piṣṭāḥ) relieve burning sensation and pain (dāha-ruk-harāḥ).

english translation

AnUpavesavArAdyaiH svedaH somAstilAH punaH । bhRSTA nirvApitAH kSIre tatpiSTA dAharugharAH ॥ 31 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्थिरान् मन्दरुजः शोफान् स्नेहैर्वातकफापहैः । अभ्यज्य स्वेदयित्वा च वेणुनाड्या शनैः शनैः ॥ ३२ ॥

For swellings (śophān) that are static/firm (sthirān) and accompanied by dull pain (manda-rujaḥ), they should be anointed (abhyajya) with unctuous substances/oils that mitigate Vāta and Kapha (snehair vāta-kaphāpahaiḥ), and then gently and gradually given steam fomentation (svedayitvā ca śanaiḥ śanaiḥ) through a bamboo pipe/tube (veṇu-nāḍyā);

english translation

sthirAn mandarujaH zophAn snehairvAtakaphApahaiH । abhyajya svedayitvA ca veNunADyA zanaiH zanaiH ॥ 32 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विम्लापनार्थं मृद्नीयात्तलेनाङ्गुष्ठकेन वा । यवगोधूममुद्गैश्च सिद्धपिष्टैः प्रलेपयेत् ॥ ३३ ॥

for the purpose of softening/resolving the swelling (vimlāpanārthaṃ), it should be squeezed or gently kneaded using the palm (talena) or the thumb (aṅguṣṭhakena vā), and then smeared/applied with a paste made from the processed flour (siddha-piṣṭaiḥ) of yava (barley / Hordeum vulgare), godhūma (wheat / Triticum aestivum), and mudga (mung bean / Vigna radiata).

english translation

vimlApanArthaM mRdnIyAttalenAGguSThakena vA । yavagodhUmamudgaizca siddhapiSTaiH pralepayet ॥ 33 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

विलीयते स चेन्नैवं ततस्तमुपनाहयेत् । अविदग्धस्तथा शान्तिं विदग्धः पाकमश्नुते ॥३४॥

If by this method, the swelling does not get reduced, then upanaha (application of warm poultice) should be done; by that the swelling subsides if it is unripe and forms pus,

english translation

vilIyate sa cennaivaM tatastamupanAhayet । avidagdhastathA zAntiM vidagdhaH pAkamaznute ॥34॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सकोलतिलवल्लोमा दध्यम्ला सक्तुपिण्डिका । सकिण्वकुष्ठलवणा कोष्णा शस्तोपनाहने ॥ ३५ ॥

if it he ripens, sakola – Ziziphus mauritiana, tila – Sesamum indicum, Valla – legumes, umā – Linum ustitissimum, sour curds paste of corn flour brewing yeast kuṣṭha – Saussurea lappa and salt and made into a paste is applied warm suitable for poultice.

english translation

sakolatilavallomA dadhyamlA saktupiNDikA । sakiNvakuSThalavaNA koSNA zastopanAhane ॥ 35 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript