Skip to content
navigationtools

Astanga Hrudaya

Progress:72.9%

x

रक्तविद्रधिवत्कार्या चिकित्सा शोणितार्बुदे । व्रणोपचारं सर्वेषु यथावस्थं प्रयोजयेत् ॥ २१ ॥

Shonitarbuda should be treated just as treating Rakta vidardhi (chapter 13 of Cikitsasthana). In all diseases (of the penis), ulcer treatment appropriate to the stage should be resorted to.

english translation

योनिव्यापत्सु भूयिष्ठं शस्यते कर्म वातजित् । स्नेहनस्वेदबस्त्यादि वातजासु विशेषतः ॥ २२ ॥

In diseases of the Vagina, occuring especially of Vata origin oleation, sudation, enema and such other therapies which destroy Vata are highly valuable.

english translation

न हि वातादृते योनिर्वनितानां प्रदुष्यति । अतो जित्वा तमन्यस्य कुर्याद्दोषस्य भेषजम् ॥२३॥

Without the aggravation of Vata, the vagina does not get disordered in women; hence that should be won over (mitigated) first and the treatment of other doshas should be done next.

english translation

पाययेत बलातैलं मिश्रकं सुकुमारकम् । स्निग्धस्विन्नां तथा योनिं दुःस्थितां स्थापयेत्समाम् ॥ २४ ॥

The woman should be given either Bala Taila (chapter 21), Mishraka Sneha (chapter 14), Sukumara Ghrita (chapter 14 of Chikistsasthana) to internal oleation therapy. The vagina should be anointed with fats given fomentation and then the distortions corrected by the hand,

english translation

पाणिना नमयेज्जिह्मां संवृतां व्यधयेत्पुनः । प्रवेशयेन्निःसृतां च विवृतां परिवर्तयेत् ॥ २५ ॥

the curved one should be straightened, narrowed one should be widened, protruded one pushed back, reverted one replaced,

english translation