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Astanga Hrudaya

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पादशेषं रसं तस्माद्व्यस्थीन्यामलकानि च । गृहीत्वा भर्जयेत्तैलघृताद्द्वादशभिः पलैः ॥ ३६ ॥

decoction reduced to one-fourth (kashaya decoction 3.072 liters) and filtered. To this decoction are added fruits of dhātrīphala Emblica officinalis five hundred by count and cooked. When the decoction gets reduced to a quarter, squeeze the cooked Emblica officinalis fruit and their seeds removed (obtaining only the soft pulp). This is fried in oil and ghee, twelve pala (576 ml) each

english translation

मत्स्यण्डिकातुलार्धेन युक्तं तल्लेहवत्पचेत् । स्नेहार्धं मधु सिद्धे तु तवक्षीर्याश्चतुःपलम् ॥ ३७ ॥

and then half tula (2.4 Kg) of sugarcandy is added to the mass and cooked to form a confection. After it cools, honey half the quantity of oil (288ml), four pala (192 grams) of tavaksiri - Curcuma angustifolia / Bambusa arundinacea,

english translation

पिप्पल्या द्विपलं दद्याच्चतुर्जातं कणार्धितम् । अतोऽवलेहयेन्मात्रां कुटीस्थः पथ्यभोजनः ॥ ३८ ॥

two pala (96 grams) of pippali Piper longum and caturjātam - chaturjata- Twak Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum Ela Cardamom Elettaria cardamomum Patra Cinnamomum tamala Nagakeshara - Mesua ferrea, half the quantity of kana Piper longum should be added. This avaleha (confection) should be consumed in suitable doses daily, by the person who is residing in the special apartment and partaking only suitable foods.

english translation

इत्येष च्यवनप्राशो यं प्राश्य च्यवनो मुनिः । जराजर्जरितोऽप्यासीन्नारीनयननन्दनः ॥ ३९ ॥

This is Chyavanaprasha; by consuming which the sage Chyavana, who though tormented by old age became the darling of the women.

english translation

कासं श्वासं ज्वरं शोषं हृद्रोगं वातशोणितम् । मूत्रशुक्राश्रयान् दोषान् वैस्वर्यं च व्यपोहति ॥ ४० ॥

It cures cough, dyspnoea, fever, consumption, heart disease, gout, diseases of urine and semen and disorders of speech.

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