Astanga Hrudaya

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काङ्क्षीं च हस्तिमूत्रेण पिष्ट्वा छायाविशोषीता । वर्तिर्नस्याञ्जनालेपधूपैरुन्मादसूदनी ॥ ४० ॥

Along with kāṅkṣī (alum), these herbs are macerated in elephant’s urine, rolled into medicinal wicks/pills (varti), and dried in the shade. When used as nasal drops (nasya), eye salve (anjana), topical paste (alepa), and fumigation (dhupa), it destroys insanity.

english translation

kAGkSIM ca hastimUtreNa piSTvA chAyAvizoSItA । vartirnasyAJjanAlepadhUpairunmAdasUdanI ॥ 40 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript