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Charak Samhita

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प्रस्थार्धमात्रं मधुनः सुशीते किञ्चिच्च चूर्णादपि यावशूकात्। एकाभयां प्राश्य ततश्च लेहाच्छुक्तिं निहन्ति श्वयथुं प्रवृद्धम् ॥५१॥

Leave it overnight and next morning on cooling adds 320 gm of honey and little quantity of yavakshara. Take it in the dose of 10 gm along with one haritaki.

english translation

श्वासज्वरारोचकमेहगुल्मप्लीहत्रिदोषोदरपाण्डुरोगान्। कार्श्यामवातावसृगम्लपित्तवैवर्ण्यमूत्रानिलशुक्रदोषान् ॥५२॥

It will cure severe edema and also dyspnea, fever, anorexia, polyuria, gulma, splenic-disorders, sannipātika-udararoga, anemia, emaciation, rheumatoid arthritis, bleeding disorders, hyperchlorhydria, discoloration of skin and vata disorders of urine and semen. Thus kaṁsaharītakī is described

english translation

पटोलमूलामरदारुदन्तीत्रायन्तिपिप्पल्यभयाविशालाः। यष्ट्याह्वयं तिक्तकरोहिणी च सचन्दना स्यान्निचुलानि दार्वी ॥५३॥

[Patoladi kashaya] Make decoction of 10 gm each of roots of patola, devadāru, danti, trāyamānā, pippali, haritaki, indrāyana, liquorices, sandal wood, katukā, dāruhridrā and samudraphala.

english translation

कर्षोन्मितैस्तैः क्वथितः कषायो घृतेन पेयः कुडवेन युक्तः। वीसर्पदाहज्वरसन्निपाततृष्णाविषाणि श्वयथुं च हन्ति ॥५४॥

This decoction should be taken with 160 gm of ghee. It cures visarpa (erysipelas), burning sensation, fever, sannipāta thirst, poisoning and edema

english translation

सचित्रकं [१४] धान्ययवान्यजाजीसौवर्चलं त्र्यूषणवेतसाम्लम्। बिल्वात् फलं दाडिमयावशूकौ सपिप्पलीमूलमथापि चव्यम् ॥५५॥

[Chitraka ghrita] Make paste of 10 gm each of chitraka, coriander, ajawan, cumin, sauvarchala-salt, trikatu, amlavetasa, bilva, pomegranate, yavakṣāra, pippalimula and chavya; add to it 640 gm of ghee and 2.56 liter of water. Prepare ghrita as per sneha pāka method.

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