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Astanga Hrudaya

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गुल्फस्याधः सिरामोक्षः पैत्ते सर्वं च पित्तजित् । सिरामङ्गुष्ठके विद्ध्वा कफजे शीलयेद्यवान् ॥ ११ ॥

In Shlipada of Pitta origin, venesection below the heel and all other Pitta mitigating treatments should be done. In Shlipada of Kapha origin, the vein near the big toe should be cut, use Hordeum vulgare (as food),

english translation

सक्षौद्राणि कषायाणि वर्धमानास्तथाऽभयाः । लिम्पेत्सर्षपवार्ताकीमूलाभ्यां धन्वयाऽथवा ॥ १२ ॥

decoction of herbs of astringent taste mixed with honey; use Terminalia chebula in daily increasing doses, apply the paste of sarṣapa – Brassica nigra and root of Solanum indicum or of Alhagi Maurorum to the leg.

english translation

ऊर्ध्वाधःशोधनं पेयमपच्यां साधितं घृतम् । दन्तीद्रवन्तीत्रिवृताजालिनीदेवदालिभिः ॥ १३ ॥

In apachi, purification of the body in its upper and lower routes, drinking of ghee prepared with dantī – Baliospermum montanum, dravantī – Jatropha glandulifera, trivṛtā – Operculina turpethum, jālinī – Luffa acutangular, devadālibhiḥ – Luffa echinata;

english translation

शीलयेत्कफमेदोघ्नं धूमगण्डूषनावनम् । सिरयाऽपहरेद्रक्तं पिबेन्मूत्रेण तार्क्ष्यजम् ॥ १४ ॥

should practice inhalation of smoke, holding liquids in the mouth and nasal medication which mitigate Kapha and medas (fat), blood should be let out from the vein, and drink (Rasanjana) – aqueous extract of Berberis aristate mixed with cow urine.

english translation

पलमर्द्धपलं वाऽपि कर्षं वाऽप्युष्णवारिणा। काञ्चनारत्वचं पीत्वा गण्डमालां व्यपोहति]॥१॥ ग्रन्थीनपक्वानालिम्पेन्नाकुलीपटुनागरैः। स्विन्नान् लवणपोटल्या कठिनाननु मर्दयेत्॥१५॥

Drinking the fresh juice of bark of kāñcanāra – Bauhinia variegata in doses of one pala (48 grams), or half pala (24 grams) or one karsha (12 grams) every day along with warm water, the person gets cured of Gandamala Tumors (of gandamala) which are unripe, should be smeared with the paste of nākulī – Rauwolfia serpentina, salt, nāgaraiḥ – Zingiber officinale; fomented with salt poultice and then the hard tumors massaged softly.

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