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Charak Samhita

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चाङ्गेरीस्वरसे सर्पिः कल्कैरेतैर्विपाचयेत्। चतुर्गुणेन दध्ना च तद्घृतं कफवातनुत्॥१११॥

juice of changeri (Oxalis corniculata) (four times the quantity of ghee) and curd (four times the quantity of ghee).

english translation

अर्शांसि ग्रहणीदोषं मूत्रकृच्छ्रं प्रवाहिकाम्। गुदभ्रंशार्तिमानाहं घृतमेतद्व्यपोहति॥११२॥

This medicated ghee alleviates kapha and vata and cures hemorrhoids, grahani, dysuria, pravahika (amoebaisis), prolapse of rectum, pain in the anal region and flatulence.

english translation

पिप्पलीं नागरं पाठां श्वदंष्ट्रां च पृथक् पृथक्। भागांस्त्रिपलिकान् कृत्वा कषायमुपकल्पयेत्॥११३॥

[Pippalyadi ghrita] Decoction should be prepared with pippali (Piper longum), nagara (Zingiber officinalis), patha (Cissampelos Pareira), gokshur (Tribulus terrestris) and taken three palas of each add 160 palas of water and reduced to one fourth, i.e. 40 palas.

english translation

गण्डीरं पिप्पलीमूलं व्योषं चव्यं च चित्रकम्। पिष्ट्वा कषाये विनयेत् पूते द्विपलिकं भिषक्॥११४॥

In this decoction, the paste of gandira, pippalimoola; vyosha [sunthi (Zingiber officinalis), pippali (Piper longum) and maricha (Piper nigrum)], chavya (Piper retrofractum) and chitraka (Plumbego zylanicum), taken two palas of each, should be added.

english translation

पलानि सर्पिषस्तस्मिंश्चत्वारिंशत् प्रदापयेत्। चाङ्गेरीस्वरसं तुल्यं सर्पिषा दधि षड्गुणम्॥११५॥

To this, 40 palas of ghee, 40 palas of the juice of changeri (Oxalis corniculata) and 240 palas of curd should be added and cooked over mild fire.

english translation