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Astanga Hrudaya

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शीतीकृता हीनबलैर्वीक्ष्य दोषामयान् प्रति। तद्वच्च छागदुग्धेन द्वे सहस्रे प्रयोजयेत्। एभिः प्रयोगैः पिप्पल्यः कासश्वासगलग्रहान्॥१०१॥

By the weak it can be taken, in the form of cold infusion, considering doṣa āmayān prati – the condition of the doshas and the diseases. In the same way, two thousand Piper longum can be administered along with goat milk. By these recipes of pippalyaḥ – Piper longum, diseases such as cough,

english translation

यक्ष्ममेहग्रहण्यर्शःपाण्डुत्वविषमज्वरान् । घ्नन्ति शोफं वमिं हिध्मां प्लीहानं वातशोणितम् ॥ १०२ ॥

dyspnoea, gala grahān – pain in the throat, consumption, diabetes, disease of the duodenum, heamorrhoids, anaemia, intermittent fevers, swelling, vomiting, hiccup, diseases of the spleen and goutget cured.

english translation

बिल्वार्धमात्रेण च पिप्पलीनां पात्रं प्रलिम्पेदयसो निशायाम् । प्रातः पिबेत्तत्सलिलाञ्जलिभ्यां वर्षं यथेष्टाशनपानचेष्टः ॥ १०३ ॥

(The paste of) Piper longum, half-bilva in quantity (two karsha – 24 grams) should be smeared to the interior of an iron vessel, which is filled with water and kept over-night. Next morning 320 ml of this water should be consumed. This should be continued for one year, the person indulging in foods and drinks of his liking.

english translation

शुण्ठीविडङ्गत्रिफलागुडूची यष्टीहरिद्रातिबलाबलाश्च । मुस्तासुराह्वागुरुचित्रकाश्च सौगन्धिकं पङ्कजमुत्पलानि ॥ १०४ ॥

śuṇṭhī – Zingiber officinale, viḍaṅga – Embelia ribes, triphalā – triphala- Haritaki – Terminalia chebula, Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellerica, Amalaki – Emblica officinalis, guḍūcī – Tinospora cordifolia, yaṣṭī – Glycyrrhiza glabra, haridrā – Curcuma longa, atibalā – Abutilon indicum, balā – ­Sida cordifolia, mustā – Cyperus rotundus, surāhvā – Cedrus deodara, aguru – Aquilaria agallocha, citrakāśca – Plumbago zeylanica, saugandhikaṃ – Nymphaea alba, paṅkajaṃ – Nelumbo nucifera, utpala – Nymphaea alba,

english translation

धवाश्वकर्णासनबालपत्रसारास्तथा पिप्पलिवत्प्रयोज्याः । लोहोपलिप्ताः पृथगेव जीवेत्समाः शतं व्याधिजराविमुक्तः ॥ १०५ ॥

dhava – Anogeissus latifolia, aśvakarṇa – Dipterocarpus alatus, asana – Pterocarpus marsupium and bālapatra sārā: – essence of Acacia catechu each one can be used individually like pippali – Piper longum, coated to iron vessel; by their use the person lives for a hundred years without diseases and old age.

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