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त्वचं चित्रक मूलस्य पिष्ट्वा कुम्भं प्रलेपयेत्। तक्रं वा दधि वा तत्र जातमर्शोहरं पिबेत्॥७६॥
[Benefits of curd and butter-milk] The paste of the root-bark of Chitraka (Plumbago Zeylanica) should be smeared inside earthen jar and in this jar, curd or butter-milk should be prepared which relieves hemorrhoids.
english translation
वातश्लेष्मार्शसां तक्रात् परं नास्तीह भेषजम्। तत् प्रयोज्यं यथादोषं सस्नेहं रूक्षमेव वा॥७७॥
There is no medicine better than butter-milk for the treatment of hemorrhoids caused by aggravation of vata and kapha. Butter-milk should be taken along with fat (for vata) or in an ununctuous form (for kapha)
english translation
सप्ताहं वा दशाहं वा पक्षं मासमथापि वा। बलकालविशेषज्ञो भिषक् तक्रं प्रयोजयेत्॥७८॥
The butter-milk should be given for either one week or for ten days or for fifteen days or for a month according to strength of the patient and season.
english translation
अत्यर्थमृदुकायाग्नेस्तक्रमेवावचारयेत्। सायं वा लाजशक्तूनां दद्यात्तक्रावलेहिकाम्॥७९॥
If the kayagni (digestive power and metabolism) of the patient is very weak, then only butter¬milk should be advised for morning and evening. Otherwise takra avalehik (linctus prepared by adding butter-milk to the flour of fried paddy) should be given in the evening.
english translation
जीर्णे तक्रे प्रदद्याद्वा तक्रपेयां ससैन्धवाम्। तक्रानुपानं सस्नेहं तक्रौदनमतः परम्॥८०॥
If butter¬milk given in the morning then takrapeya, a thin gruel prepared by adding butter-milk along with rock-salt should be given in the evening. Thereafter, Takra audana (rice mixed with butter-milk) added with oil should be given along with butter-milk as Anupan.
english translation