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Charak Samhita

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ताभ्यां संशुद्धकोष्ठाभ्यां पथ्यान्यन्नानि दापयेत्। शालीन् सयवगोधूमान् पुराणान् यूषसंहितान्॥४१॥

On the other hand, patient of kamala should be given mild purgation therapy with bitter drugs. After the cleansing of the koshtha by the above procedures the patient of both of these diseases should be given wholesome food consisting of old shali rice, barley and wheat mixed with the yusha (vegetable soup) of mudga, adhaki and masura, and the rasa (meat soup) of animals inhabiting the arid zone.

english translation

मुद्गाढकीमसूरैश्च जाङ्गलैश्च रसैर्हितैः। यथादोषं विशिष्टं च तयोर्भैषज्यमाचरेत्॥४२॥

On the basis of the aggravated dosha specific medicines are to be administered to the patients of these two categories (which will be described later in the chapter).

english translation

पञ्चगव्यं महातिक्तं कल्याणकमथापि वा। स्नेहनार्थं घृतं दद्यात् कामलापाण्डुरोगिणे॥४३॥

For the oleation of the patient of pandu and kamala panchagavya ghrita, mahatikta ghrita and kalyanaka ghrita should be given

english translation

दाडिमात् कुडवो धान्यात् कुडवार्धं पलं पलम्। चित्रकाच्छृङ्गवेराच्च पिप्पल्यष्टमिका तथा॥४४॥

[Dadimadya ghritam] Take twenty pala of ghee, one adhaka of water and add to it the paste prepared of one kudava of dadima, half kudava of dhanya, one pala each of chitraka and sringavera and one ashtamika (two karsha) of pippali and prepare ghee as per method of sneha paka.

english translation

तैः कल्कैर्विंशतिपलं घृतस्य सलिलाढके। सिद्धं हृत्पाण्डुगुल्मार्शःप्लीहवातकफार्तिनुत्॥४५॥

This medicated ghee stimulates the power of digestion. It cures heart disease, anemia, gulma, hemorrhoids, spleenomegaly and disorders of vata and kapha.

english translation