Astanga Hrudaya
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करोति भस्मसात्सद्यो वह्निः किं नाम तु क्षतम् । आचूषेत्पूर्णवक्त्रो वा मृद्भस्मागदगोमयैः ॥ ४६ ॥
Fire turns everything into ash, what to say of a wound (even that is burnt away along with poison). Or (in case of predominance of Pitta) incision should be made in between two tourniquets (bindings) and blood sucked through the mouth filled earlier with mud,
english translation
karoti bhasmasAtsadyo vahniH kiM nAma tu kSatam । AcUSetpUrNavaktro vA mRdbhasmAgadagomayaiH ॥ 46 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रच्छायान्तररिष्टायां मांसलं तु विशेषतः । अङ्गं सहैव दंशेन लेपयेदगदैर्मुहुः ॥ ४७ ॥
ash, anti poisonus herbs or cowdung; this should be done specially in fleshy parts; the bitten part should be applied with paste of anti-poisonous herbs again and again and bathed with water added with
english translation
pracchAyAntarariSTAyAM mAMsalaM tu vizeSataH । aGgaM sahaiva daMzena lepayedagadairmuhuH ॥ 47 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptचन्दनोशीरयुक्तेन सलिलेन च सेचयेत् । विषे प्रविसृते विध्येत्सिरां सा परमा क्रिया ॥ ४८ ॥
candana – Santalum album and uśīra – Vetiveria zizanioides. When the poison has spread in the body, the vein should be cut (and blood let out);
english translation
candanozIrayuktena salilena ca secayet । viSe pravisRte vidhyetsirAM sA paramA kriyA ॥ 48 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptरक्ते निर्ह्रियमाणे हि कृत्स्नं निर्ह्रियते विषम् । दुर्गन्धं सविषं रक्तमग्नौ चटचटायते ॥ ४९ ॥
this is the best treatment, when the vitiated blood is taken out the poison also comes out. Blood containing poison is foul smelling and makes cracking noise when thrown on fire;
english translation
rakte nirhriyamANe hi kRtsnaM nirhriyate viSam । durgandhaM saviSaM raktamagnau caTacaTAyate ॥ 49 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयथादोषं विशुद्धं च पूर्ववल्लक्षयेदसृक् । सिरास्वदृश्यमानासु योज्याः शृङ्गजलौकसः ॥ ५० ॥
the blood has features according to the dosha as described previously (chapter 27 of Sutrasthana). Bloodletting using horn or leechWhen the veins are invisible (for vensection), one should use (to take out the blood) sucking horn or a leech.
english translation
yathAdoSaM vizuddhaM ca pUrvavallakSayedasRk । sirAsvadRzyamAnAsu yojyAH zRGgajalaukasaH ॥ 50 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript