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Charak Samhita

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कृष्णा सपाठा गजपिप्पली च निदिग्धिका चित्रकनागरे च। सपिप्पलीमूलरजन्यजाजीमुस्तं च चूर्णं सुखतोयपीतम् ॥४१॥

[Powder preparations for edema] Use of any one of the following powder preparations cures chronic edema caused by all the three dosha: The mixture of the powders of pippali, pippalimula, pāthā, gajapippali, cumin, kantakāri, chitraka,

english translation

हन्यात्त्रिदोषं चिरजं च शोफं कल्कश्च भूनिम्बमहौषधस्य। अयोरजस्त्र्यूषणयावशूकचूर्णं च पीतं त्रिफलारसेन ॥४२॥

dried ginger, turmeric, cumin and mustaka taken with lukewarm water, or paste of bhumyāmalaki and dried ginger taken with lukewarm water or bhasma of iron, trikatu and yavakshara taken with decoction of triphala

english translation

क्षारद्वयं स्याल्लवणानि चत्वार्ययोरजो व्योषफलत्रिके च। सपिप्पलीमूलविडङ्गसारं मुस्ताजमोदामरदारुबिल्वम् ॥४३॥

[Ksharagudika] Take 40 gm fine powder each of svarajjikā and yava-kshara, four varieties of salt, iron bhasma, trikatu, triphala, pippalimula, pealed seeds of vidanga, mustaka, ajamodā, devadāru, bilva

english translation

कलिङ्गकाश्चित्रकमूलपाठे यष्ट्याह्वयं सातिविषं पलांशम्। सहिङ्गुकर्षं त्वणुशुष्कचूर्णं द्रोणं तथा मूलकशुण्ठकानाम् ॥४४॥

indrayava, root of chitraka, pāthā, ativishā and liquorice; 10 gm of asafetida and 1.024 Kg of dried radish and dried ginger.

english translation

स्याद्भस्मनस्तत् सलिलेन साध्यमालोड्य यावद्घनमप्रदग्धम्। स्त्यानं ततः कोलसमां तु मात्रां कृत्वा सुशुष्कां विधिनोपयुञ्ज्यात् ॥४५॥

Add water to it and heat the mixture till it becomes thick taking care that it should not seared and from it make pills of 5 gm each and dry them.

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