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Astanga Hrudaya

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अथवा सैर्यकान् मूलं सक्षौद्रं तण्डुलाम्बुना । कटुकालाबुविन्यस्तं पीतं वाऽम्बु निशोषितम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Or one should drink the paste of the roots of sairyaka – Barleria prionitis along with rice-wash (taṇḍulāmbu) mixed with honey; or drink the water kept overnight (niśoṣitam) inside the shell of a bitter gourd/calabash (kaṭukālābu – Lagenaria siceraria).

english translation

सिन्धुवारस्य मूलानि बिडालास्थि विषं नतम् । जलपिष्टोऽगदो हन्ति नस्याद्यैराखुजं विषम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Root of sindhuvāra – Vitex negundo, bones of the cat, viṣaṃ – Aconitum heterophyllum and natam – Valeriana wallicii, made into paste with water and used as nasal medication etc., this anti-poison destroys the poison of rats.

english translation

सशेषं मूषिकविषं प्रकुप्यत्यभ्रदर्शने । यथायथं वा कालेषु दोषाणां वृद्धिहेतुषु ॥ ३३ ॥

Residue remaining inside the body of rat poison gets aggravated when the clouds accumulate in the sky or at such time when the doshas become increased by causes which increase them.

english translation

तत्र सर्वे यथावस्थं प्रयोज्याः स्युरुपक्रमाः । यथास्वं ये च निर्दिष्टास्तथा दूषीविषापहाः ॥ ३४ ॥

At such time, all the treatments appropriate to the doshas should be administered and also those indicated in the treatment of dushivisha (Chapter 35 of Uttarasthana).

english translation

दंशं त्वलर्कदष्टस्य दग्धमुष्णेन सर्पिषा । प्रदिह्यादगदैस्तैस्तैः पुराणं च घृतं पिबेत् ॥ ३५ ॥

The site of a bite bitten by the rabid dog, should be burnt by hot ghee and covered with warm paste of agada (anti-poisonous recipe); old ghee should be given to drink.

english translation