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Charak Samhita

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भूनिम्बं रोहिणीं तिक्तां पटोलं निम्बपर्पटम्। दहेन्माहिषमूत्रेण क्षार एषोऽग्निवर्धनः॥१८१॥

Bhunimba, kutaki, tikta, patola, nimba and parpataka are burned with buffalo urine and prepared as per kshara kalpana. Such kshara promotes agnibala

english translation

द्वे हरिद्रे वचा कुष्ठं चित्रकः कटुरोहिणी। मुस्तं च बस्तमूत्रेण दहेत् क्षारोऽग्निवर्धनः॥१८२॥

Two types of haridra (haridra and daruharidra), vacha, kuṣṭha, chitraka, kutaki and musta after mixing in goat's urine are burned and kshara is prepared as per kshara kalpana. It helps in increasing agnibala

english translation

चतुष्पलं सुधाकाण्डात्त्रिपलं लवणत्रयात्। वार्ताकीकुडवं चार्कादष्टौ द्वे चित्रकात् पले॥१८३॥

[Ksharagudika] Four pala (192 gm) of stems of sudha, three pala (144 gm) of three types of lavana i.e. one pala (48 gm) each of saindhava, sauvarchala and bida, one kudava (192 gm) of vartaki, eight pala (388 gm) of arka and two pala (96 gm) of chitraka are burned

english translation

दग्धानि वार्ताकुरसे गुटिका भोजनोत्तराः। भुक्तं भुक्तं पचन्त्याशु कासश्वासार्शसां हिताः॥१८४॥

and the kshara thus prepared is triturated with svarasa of vartaku and pills are prepared. Its administration after food helps in quick digestion and

english translation

विसूचिकाप्रतिश्यायहृद्रोगशमनाश्च ताः। इत्येषा क्षारगुटिका कृष्णात्रेयेण कीर्तिता॥१८५॥

useful in kasa, shvasa, arsha, vishuchika, pratishyaya and hridroga. This preparation is called ksharagudika and is propounded by krishnatre

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