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तैलान्यभ्यङ्गपानार्थं शूलघ्नान्यनिलोदरे। स्तैमित्यारुचिहृल्लासे मन्देऽग्नौ मद्यपाय च ॥१५६॥
Patient of kaphodara having the habit of consuming alcohol and suffering from symptoms like abdominal rigidity, staimitya (subjective feeling as if the body is covered by wet cloth), abdominal heaviness, lack of taste,
english translation
अरिष्टान् दापयेत् क्षारान् कफस्त्यानस्थिरोदरे। श्लेष्मणो विलयार्थं तु दोषं वीक्ष्य भिषग्वरः ॥१५७॥
nausea and impaired digestion should be treated with arishta (fermented decoctions) or kshara (alkali obtained from ash of herbs) [Pippalyadi lavana] With the due consideration of morbid dosha, the physician should prescribe pippalyadi lavana for liquefying the kapha.
english translation
पिप्पलीं तिल्वकं हिङ्गु नागरं हस्तिपिप्पलीम्। भल्लातकं शिग्रुफलं त्रिफलां कटुरोहिणीम् ॥१५८॥
The ingredients of pippalyadi lavana are pippali (Piper longum), tilvaka (Symplocos cochinchinensis/Jatropha curcas), hingu (Ferula foetida), nagaraa (Zingiber officinale), hastipippali (Scindapsus officinalis), bhallataka (Semecarpus anacardium), fruits of shigru (Moringa oleifera), haritaki (Terminalia chebula), vibhitaki (Terminalia belerica), amalaki (Emblica officinalis), katukarohini (Picrorhiza kurroa Royle),
english translation
देवदारु हरिद्रे द्वे सरलातिविषे वचाम् । कुष्ठं मुस्तं तथा पञ्च लवणानि प्रकल्प्य च ॥१५९॥
devadaru (Cedrus deodara), haridra (Curcuma longa), daruharidra (Berberis aristata), sarala (Pinus roxburghii), ativisha (Aconitum heterophyllum), vacha (Acorus calamus), kushtha (Saussurea lappa), musta (Cyperus rotundus), sauvarchala lavana (unaqua sodium chloride), vida lavana (ammonium salt), audbida lavana (salt obtained from earth), rock salt (saindhava) and samudra lavana (Sodi muris).
english translation
दधिसर्पिर्वसामज्जतैलयुक्तानि दाहयेत्। अन्नादूर्ध्वमतः क्षाराद्बिडालकपदं पिबेत् ॥१६०॥
The course powder of these drugs is added with curd/yogurt, cow’s ghee, vasa (animal fat), majja (bone marrow) and taila (oil extracted from seeds of Sesamum indicum) and then is burnt to get the kshara (alkali obtained from ash of herbs). This kshara is orally administered after the meals in a dose of one karsha (12g).
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