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Astanga Hrudaya

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द्विनिशाकटभीरक्तायष्ट्याह्वैर्वामृतान्वितैः । आस्फोतमूलसिद्धं वा पञ्चकापित्थमेव वा ॥ २६ ॥

or ghee prepared with the two nisha – Curcuma longa and Barberis aristate kaṭabhī – Clitoria ternatea, raktā yaṣṭi: vā – Rubia cordifolia and amṛta – Tinospora cordifolia, or that prepared with roots of āsphota – Calotropis gigantea or that prepared with five products (root, bark, leaves, flower and fruit) of kāpittha – Limonia acidissima is suitable for drinking.

english translation

सिन्धुवारं नतं शिग्रुबिल्वमूलं पुनर्नवा । वचाश्वदंष्ट्राजीमूतमेषां क्वाथं समाक्षिकम् ॥ २७ ॥

The person suffering from rat bite poison, should drink the decoction of sindhuvāra – Vitex negundo, nata – Valeriana wallicii, śigru – Moringa oleifera, bilvamūlaṃ – root of Aegle marmelos, punarnavā – Boerhavia diffusa, vacā – Acorus calamus, śvadaṃṣṭrā – Tribulus terrestris and jīmūta – Luffa echinata added with honey;

english translation

पिबेच्छाल्योदनं दध्ना भुञ्जानो मूषिकार्दितः । तक्रेण शरपुङ्खाया बीजं सञ्चूर्ण्य वा पिबेत् ॥ २८ ॥

partake boiled shali rice along with curds or drink the powder of seeds of śarapuṅkha – Tephrosia purpurea mixed with buttermilk.

english translation

अङ्कोल्लमूलकल्को वा बस्तमूत्रेण कल्कितः । पानालेपनयोर्युक्तः सर्वाखुविषनाशनः ॥ २९ ॥

The paste (kalka) of the root of aṅkolla – Alangium salvifolium ground with goat's urine, used for drinking and external application, destroys the poison of all varieties of rats.

english translation

कपित्थमध्यतिलकतिलाङ्कोल्लजटाः पिबेत् । गवां मूत्रेण पयसा मञ्जरीं तिलकस्य वा ॥ ३० ॥

Or one should drink the paste made of the pulp/marrow of kapittha – fruit of Limonia acidissima, tilaka – Wendlandia heynei, tila – Sesamum indicum, and roots (jaṭā) of aṅkolla – Alangium salvifolium along with cow's urine; or drink the paste of the inflorescence (mañjarī) of tilaka along with milk.

english translation