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Charak Samhita

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अर्शोऽतिसारानिलगुल्मशोफहृद्रोगमन्दाग्निहिता यवागूः। या पञ्चकोलैर्विधिनैव [१६] तेन सिद्धा भवेत् सा च समा तयैव ॥६१॥

This gruel taken by adding vrikshamla cures piles, diarrhea, vata gulma, edema, heart disease and low digestion. The medicated yavāgu (gruel) similarly prepared with panchakola also gives the same relief as mentioned above

english translation

कुलत्थयूषश्च सपिप्पलीको मौद्गश्च सत्र्यूषणयावशूकः। रसस्तथा विष्किरजाङ्गलानां सकूर्मगोधाशिखिशल्लकानाम् ॥६२॥

[Pathya (wholesome food) for shotha] Followings diet articles are wholesome for the patient of edema/swelling: 1. Soup of kulattha mixed with long piper 2. Soup of munga mixed with trikatu and yavakshara 3. Meat soup of gallinaceous and wild creatures,

english translation

सुवर्चला गृञ्जनकं पटोलं सवायसीमूलकवेत्रनिम्बम्। शाकार्थिनां शाकमिति प्रशस्तं भोज्ये पुराणश्च यवः सशालिः ॥६३॥

4. Meat soup of tortoise, iguana, peacock and pangolin, 5. Vegetables such as heliotrope, turnip, makoya (wild snake gourd), radish, vetra, neem and patola 6. Old shali rice and old barley

english translation

आभ्यन्तरं भेषजमुक्तमेतद्बर्हिर्हितं यच्छृणु तद्यथावत्। स्नेहान् प्रदेहान् परिषेचनानि स्वेदांश्च वातप्रबलस्य कुर्यात् ॥६४॥

[External applications] Thus internal preparations have been described. Now external preparations beneficial for the patient of swelling will be described. Snehana, swedana, smearing with pastes and effusions should be done in a patient having dominance of vata swelling

english translation

शैलेयकुष्ठागुरुदारुकौन्तीत्वक्पद्मकैलाम्बुपलाशमुस्तैः। प्रियङ्गुथौणेयकहेममांसीतालीशपत्रप्लवपत्रधान्यैः ॥६५॥

[Shaileyadi taila] Take kuṣṭha, aguru, devadāru, kaunti, cinnamon, padmaka, cardamom, sugandhabālā, palāśa, mustaka, priyangu, thauneyaka, nāgakeśara, jatāmāmsi, tālisapatra, plava, tejapatra, coriander,

english translation