Astanga Hrudaya

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प्रलेपः सघृतक्षौद्रस्त्वग्विशुद्धिकरः परम् । कालीयकलताम्रास्थिहेमकालारसोत्तमैः ॥ ६१ ॥

added with ghee and honey is best to purify the skin. Application of paste of kālīyaka – Berberis aristata, Lata – Hiptage benghalensis, seeds of Mangifera indica, (Padmaka) – Prunus cerasoides, (Manjishta) - Rubia cordifolia rasottamaiḥ – Purified Mercury,

english translation

pralepaH saghRtakSaudrastvagvizuddhikaraH param । kAlIyakalatAmrAsthihemakAlArasottamaiH ॥ 61 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

लेपः सगोमयरसः सवर्णकरणः परम् । दग्धो वारणदन्तोऽन्तर्धूमं तैलं रसाञ्जनम् ॥६२॥

added with juice of fresh cow dung is best to bring up the normal color of the skin. Application of paste of an elephant tusk burnt to ash in the internal method (putapaka method), oil and rasanjana;

english translation

lepaH sagomayarasaH savarNakaraNaH param । dagdho vAraNadanto'ntardhUmaM tailaM rasAJjanam ॥62॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रोमसञ्जननो लेपस्तद्वत्तैलपरिप्लुता । चतुष्पान्नखरोमास्थित्वक्शृङ्गखुरजा मषी ॥६३॥

is an application best for promoting growth of hair; similarly, so the paste of ash of nails, hair, bones, skin, horn and hoof of catuṣpān – quadrupeds added with oil.

english translation

romasaJjanano lepastadvattailapariplutA । catuSpAnnakharomAsthitvakzRGgakhurajA maSI ॥63॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

व्रणिनः शस्त्रकर्मोक्तं पथ्यापथ्यान्नमादिशेत् । द्वे पञ्चमूले वर्गश्च वातघ्नो वातिके हितः ॥ ६४ ॥

The do’s and don’ts of diet prescribed for a person who has undergone surgical operation apply to the patient of ulcer also. In Ulcer of Vata origin, the herbs of the two pancamulas – – Bilva – Aegle marmelos – Agnimantha – Premna mucronata – Shyonaka – Oroxylum indicum – Patala – Stereospermum suaveolens – Gambhari – Gmelina arborea – Shalaparni – Desmodiumgangeticum – Prishniparni – Urariapicta – Brihati – Solanum indicum – Kantakari – Solanum xanthocarpum – Gokshura – Tribulus terrestris and those group of herbs that mitigate Vata are suitable.

english translation

vraNinaH zastrakarmoktaM pathyApathyAnnamAdizet । dve paJcamUle vargazca vAtaghno vAtike hitaH ॥ 64 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

न्यग्रोधपद्मकाद्यौ तु तद्वत्पित्तप्रदूषिते । आरग्वधादिः श्लेष्मघ्नः कफे मिश्रास्तु मिश्रजे ॥ ६५ ॥

Similarly, for that of Pitta origin, herbs of nyagrodhadi and padmakadi gana (chapter 15 of Sutrasthana); and for that of Kapha origin, the herbgs of aragvadha gana which mitigate Kapha and in ulcer of mixed origin with mixture of herbs.

english translation

nyagrodhapadmakAdyau tu tadvatpittapradUSite । AragvadhAdiH zleSmaghnaH kaphe mizrAstu mizraje ॥ 65 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript