Astanga Hrudaya
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लेपाञ्जनाभ्यां गुटिका परमं वृश्चिकापहा । करञ्जार्जुनशेलूनां कटभ्यां कुटजस्य च ॥ ३६ ॥
Citrus medica, used for application on the bite and collyrium is best to remove the poison of the scorpion. karañja – Pongamia pinnata, arjuna – Terminalia arjuna, śelūnāṃ – Cordia dichotoma, kaṭabhyāṃ – Celastrus paniculatus, kuṭaja – Holarrhena antidysenterica
english translation
lepAJjanAbhyAM guTikA paramaM vRzcikApahA । karaJjArjunazelUnAM kaTabhyAM kuTajasya ca ॥ 36 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशिरीषस्य च पुष्पाणि मस्तुना दंशलेपनम् । यो मुह्यति प्रश्वसिति प्रलपत्युग्रवेदनः ॥ ३७ ॥
and flowers of śirīṣa – Albizia lebbeck macerated with mastu (water of curds) is a paste to be applied on the site of the bite. Pathyadi Lepa The patient who becomes unconscious, breathe heavily, talks irrelevantly and has severe pain should be anointed with
english translation
zirISasya ca puSpANi mastunA daMzalepanam । yo muhyati prazvasiti pralapatyugravedanaH ॥ 37 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतस्य पथ्यानिशाकृष्णामञ्जिष्ठातिविषोषणम् । सालाबुवृन्तं वार्ताकरसपिष्टं प्रलेपनम् ॥ ३८ ॥
the paste of pathyā – Terminalia chebula, niśā – Curcuma longa, kṛṣṇā – Piper longum, mañjiṣṭhā – Rubia cordifolia, ativiṣa – Aconitum heterophyllum, ūṣaṇam – Piper nigrum, sa alābu vṛntaṃ – and Lagenaria siceraria macerated with juice of Solanum melongena.
english translation
tasya pathyAnizAkRSNAmaJjiSThAtiviSoSaNam । sAlAbuvRntaM vArtAkarasapiSTaM pralepanam ॥ 38 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसर्वत्र चोग्रालिविषे पाययेद्दधिसर्पिषी । विध्येत्सिरां विदध्याच्च वमनाञ्जननावनम् । उष्णस्निग्धाम्लमधुरं भोजनं चानिलापहम् ॥ ३९ ॥
In severe cases of scorpion poisoning, the patient should always be made to drink dadhi (curds) and sarpi (ghee); vein should be cut and blood let out administer emesis, collyrium and nasal medication therapies should be administered, partake food which is warm, unctuous, sour, sweet and mitigating Vata.
english translation
sarvatra cogrAliviSe pAyayeddadhisarpiSI । vidhyetsirAM vidadhyAcca vamanAJjananAvanam । uSNasnigdhAmlamadhuraM bhojanaM cAnilApaham ॥ 39 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनागरं गृहकपोतपुरीषं बीजपूरकरसो हरितालम् । सैन्धवं च विनिहन्त्यगदोऽयं लेपतोऽलिकुलजं विषमाशु ॥ ४० ॥
nāgaraṃ – Zingiber officinale, excreta of a domestic pigeon, arsenic trisulphidum and rock salt, macerated in the juice of Citrus medica; this agada (antidote) immediately destroys the poison of the scorpions of all kinds when applied.
english translation
nAgaraM gRhakapotapurISaM bIjapUrakaraso haritAlam । saindhavaM ca vinihantyagado'yaM lepato'likulajaM viSamAzu ॥ 40 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript