Astanga Hrudaya

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मांसं मांसादमांसेन वर्धते शुद्धचेतसः । उत्सन्नमृदुमांसानां व्रणानामवसादनम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Muscle tissue grows (māṃsaṃ vardhate) by the intake of flesh from carnivorous animals (māṃsāda-māṃsena) in a person who maintains a pure and cheerful mind (śuddha-cetasaḥ). For ulcers that have an overgrowth of soft muscle tissue/excessive granulations (utsanna-mṛdu-māṃsānāṃ vraṇānām), Avasādana therapy (depressing or reducing the excess tissue) is recommended (avasādanam);

english translation

mAMsaM mAMsAdamAMsena vardhate zuddhacetasaH । utsannamRdumAMsAnAM vraNAnAmavasAdanam ॥ 48 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript