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Charak Samhita

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सर्वतः सुविशुद्धस्य सम्यगाश्वासितस्य च। अपस्मारविमोक्षार्थं योगान् संशमनाञ्छृणु ॥१६॥

[Assurance and counselling therapy] After proper purification is done by all above therapies and well assurance is given, the pacification formulations for relief from apasmara are described henceforth.

english translation

गोशकृद्रसदध्यम्लक्षीरमूत्रैः समैर्घृतम्। सिद्धं पिबेदपस्मारकामलाज्वरनाशनम् ॥१७॥

[Panchagavya ghee] Ingredients of panchagavya ghee: Juice of cow dung, sour curd prepared out of cow's milk, cow's urine in equal quantity and cow’s ghee.; Indications: The medicated ghee shall be taken for treating apasmara, kamala (jaundice) and jwara.;

english translation

द्वे पञ्चमूल्यौ त्रिफला रजन्यौ कुटजत्वचम्। सप्तपर्णमपामार्गं नीलिनीं कटुरोहिणीम् ॥१८॥

[Mahapanchagavya ghee] Two palas (80 gms) of each of : Bilva, shyonaka, gambhari, patali, ganikarika, shalaparni, prishniparni, brihati, kantakari, gokshura, haritaki, bibhitaki, amalaki, haridra, daruharidra, Bark of kutaja, saptaparna, apamarga, nilini, katurohini,

english translation

शम्पाकं फल्गुमूलं च पौष्करं सदुरालभम्। द्विपलानि जलद्रोणे पक्त्वा पादावशेषिते ॥१९॥

Shampaka (aragvadha), root of phalgu (kasthodu-mbarika), pushkaramula and duralabha should be added with two dronas (in the recipe actually one drona is described;

english translation

भार्गीं पाठां त्रिकटुकं त्रिवृतां निचुलानि च। श्रेयसीमाढकीं मूर्वां दन्तीं भूनिम्बचित्रकौ ॥२०॥

it has to be taken double in quantity according to definition) of water, boiled and reduced to one fourth. One aksha [12 gm each of]: The paste of bharangi, patha, shunthi, maricha, pippali, trivrita, nichula (hijjala), shreyasi (hastipippali), adhaki, murva, danti, bhunimba; chitraka,

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