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Charak Samhita

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चित्रकं पिप्पलीमूलं द्वौ क्षारौ लवणानि च। व्योषं हिङ्ग्वजमोदां च चव्यं चैकत्र चूर्णयेत्॥९६॥

[Chitrakadya gutika] Chitraka, pippalimoola, two kshara (yavakshara and sarjikshara), salt, trikatu, hingu, ajamoda and chavya are mixed together and trichurated with either matulunga svarasa or dadima svarasa and tablets are prepared.

english translation

गुटिका मातुलुङ्गस्य दाडिमस्य रसेन वा। कृता विपाचयत्यामं दीपयत्याशु चानलम्॥९७॥

This chitrakadya guthi is useful for digestion of ama and stimulation of the agni

english translation

नागरातिविषामुस्तक्वाथः स्यादामपाचनः। मुस्तान्तकल्कः पथ्या वा नागरं चोष्णवारिणा॥९८॥

[Recipes for pachana of ama] Shunthi, ativisha and musta decoction helps in pachana of ama. Kalka (paste) of shunthi, ativisha and musta or haritaki or shunthi alongwith warm water also does ama pachana

english translation

देवदारुवचामुस्तनागरातिविषाभयाः। वारुण्यामासुतास्तोये कोष्णे वाऽलवणाः पिबेत्॥९९॥

Soak powder of devadaru, vacha, musta, nagara, ativisha and haritaki in varuni (fermented liquid obtained from palm trees like dates) and take with warm water without adding salt or be taken with juice of dadima

english translation

वर्चस्यामे सशूले च पिबेद्वा दाडिमाम्बुना। विडेन [२९] लवणं पिष्टं बिल्वं चित्रकनागरम्॥१००॥

in condition wherein there is colicky pain along with mucus or undigested food in stool Paste of bilva, chitraka and nagara should be added with vida lavana and

english translation