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Astanga Hrudaya

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तैर्दष्टः शूनरसनः स्तब्धगात्रो ज्वरार्दितः । खैर्वमञ्छोणितं कृष्णमिन्द्रियार्थानसंविदन् ॥ ११ ॥

Bitten by them (scorpions), the person develops swelling of the tongue, rigidity of the body, fever, black colored blood comes out from all the orifices, there is loss of sensory perceptions,

english translation

स्विद्यन् मूर्छन् विशुष्कास्यो विह्वलो वेदनातुरः । विशीर्यमाणमांसश्च प्रायशो विजहात्यसून् ॥ १२ ॥

sweating, fainting, dryness of the mouth, unsound mind, suffers from discomfort, wasting of the muscles (emaciation) and probably takes away the life.

english translation

उच्चिटिङ्गस्तु वक्त्रेण दशत्यभ्यधिकव्यथः । साध्यतो वृश्चिकात्स्तम्भं शेफसो हृष्टरोमताम् ॥१३॥

Ucchitinga (crab) bites by its mouth which causes severe pain, curable easily than the bite of scorpion, produces loss of movement/rigidity of the penis, horripilation

english translation

करोति सेकमङ्गानां दंशः शीताम्बुनेव च । उष्ट्रधूमः स एवोक्तो रात्रिचाराच्च रात्रिकः ॥ १४ ॥

and the person bitten pours cold water on the site of the bite. It (crab) is also known as Ustradhuma and also as Ratrika since it prowls only at rights.

english translation

वातपित्तोत्तराः कीटाः श्लैष्मिकाः कणभोन्दुराः । प्रायो वातोल्बणविषा वृश्चिकाः सोष्ट्रधूमकाः ॥ १५ ॥

Kita visha has predominance of Vata and Pitta, that of Kanabha (wasp) and Undur (mouse) has predominance of Shleshma (Kapha), poison of Vrischika (scorpion) and Ustradhumaka (crab) probably has predominance of Vata. Visa dosha relationship

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