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Charak Samhita

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निरूढं च विरिक्तं च सम्यक् चैवानुवासितम्। लघ्वन्नं प्रतिसम्भुक्तं सर्पिरभ्यासयेत् पुनः॥८१॥

After appropriate administration of niruha, virechana and anuvasana, light diet should be taken daily and ghee should be taken repeatedly

english translation

द्वे पञ्चमूले सरलं देवदारु सनागरम्। पिप्पलीं पिप्पलीमूलं चित्रकं हस्तिपिप्पलीम्॥८२॥

[Dashamooladya ghrita] Boil the svarasa of two panchamoola (brihat and laghu), sarala ((trivrita) Operculina turpethum), devadaru (Cedrus deodara), nagara (Zingiber officinale), pippali (Piper longum), pippalimoola, chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica), gajapippali (Piper retofractum),

english translation

शणबीजं यवान् कोलन् कुलत्थान् सुषवीं तथा [२७] । पाचयेदारनालेन दध्ना सौवीरकेण वा॥८३॥

sanabeeja (seeds of Crotalaria juncea), barley, kola, kulatta and susavi (Woodfordia fruticosa) with aranala, dadhimanda or sauviraka.

english translation

चतुर्भागावशेषेण पचेत्तेन घृताढकम्। स्वर्जिकायावशूकाख्यौ क्षारौ दत्त्वा च युक्तितः॥८४॥

After one fourth reductions add one adhaka (3.073 kg) of ghee and svarjikakshara and yavashukakshara as per yukti pramana i.e. either in small quantity or at the time of ghrita siddhi lakshana alongwith saindhava (rock salt),

english translation

सैन्धवौद्भिदसामुद्रबिडानां रोमकस्य च। ससौवर्चलपाक्यानां भागान्द्विपलिकान् पृथक्॥८५॥

audbhida (salts derived from plants), samudra (table salt), bidha (red granular salt), romaka, sauvarchala and pakya (pakaja) types of salt in two pala quantity each (96 gm each).

english translation