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Charak Samhita

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नवनीतघृतं छागं मांसं च सषष्टिकः शालिः। तरुणश्च सुरा मण्डस्तरुणी च सुरा निहन्त्यस्रम् ॥२११॥

Bleeding stops if the patient takes freshly prepared ghee from butter, goat-meat, shashtika types of rice, freshly fermented sura (a type of alcoholic drink).

english translation

प्रायेण वात बहुलान्यर्शांसि भवन्त्यतिस्रुते रक्ते। दुष्टेऽपि च कफ पित्ते तस्मादनिलोऽधिको ज्ञेयः ॥२१२॥

[Predominance of vata] In case of excessive bleeding, the arsha becomes vata dominant. Even if pitta and kapha are predominantly vitiated, then also predominance of vata shall be considered in excessive bleeding.

english translation

दृष्ट्वा तु रक्तपित्तं प्रबलं कफ वात लिङ्गमल्पं च। शीता क्रिया प्रयोज्या यथेरिता वक्ष्यते चान्या ॥२१३॥

[Cooling Therapy] If there is predominance of rakta and pitta and there is less of the signs and symptoms of aggravated kapha and vata, then the patient should be given cooling remedies which are already described and some of which are to be described later.

english translation

मधुकं सपञ्चवल्कं बदरीत्वगुदुम्बरं धवपटोलम्। परिषेचने विदध्याद्वृषककुम यवास निम्बांश्च ॥२१४॥

[Sprinkling in bleeding hemorrhoids] To stop bleeding, hemorrhoids should be sprinkled with the decoctions of madhuka, panchavalka [barks of nyagrodha (ficus bengalensis), udumbara (ficus glomeruta), ashwatha (ficus religiosa), parisha (thespesia populnea) and plaksha (ficus lacor)], bark of badar, udumbara (ficus glomeruta), dhava (Anogeissus latifolia) and patola (Tricosanthes dioica) or vasa (Adhatoda vasika), kakubha,Yavasaka (Alhagi camelorum) and nimba (Azadiracta indica).

english translation

रक्तेऽतिवर्तमाने दाहे क्लेदेऽवगाहयेच्चापि। मधुक मृणाल पद्मक चन्दन कुश काश निष्क्वाथे ॥२१५॥

[Warm water sitz-bath in bleeding hemorrhoids] The patient should be given warm water sitz bath with the decoction of madhuka, nifnala, padmaka, chandana (Santalum album), kusha (Desmospachya bipinnata) and kasha (Saccharum spontaneum) in cases suffering from bleeding, burning sensation and stickiness.

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