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Charak Samhita

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मातुलुङ्गस्य तत् पूतं पाण्डुशोथहरं पिबेत्। स्वर्णक्षीरी त्रिवृच्छ्यामे भद्रदारु सनागरम्॥६६॥

Patient suffering from pandu and sopha (edema) should drink the liquid obtained by straining the paste of tender branches of matulunga set afire and then immersed in cow’s urine.

english translation

गोमूत्राञ्जलिना पिष्टं मूत्रे वा क्वथितं पिबेत्। क्षीरमेभिः शृतं वाऽपि पिबेद्दोषानुलोमनम्॥६७॥

uvarnakshiri, trivritta, syama-trivritta, bhadradaru and nagara should be triturated by adding one anjali of cow’s urine or should be made to a decoction by adding cow’s urine. The above mentioned drugs may also be boiled with milk. The drinking of these drugs brings about the downward motion of the doshas causing pandu.

english translation

हरीतकीं प्रयोगेण गोमूत्रेणाथवा पिबेत्। जीर्णे क्षीरेण भुञ्जीत रसेन मधुरेण वा॥६८॥

Then again, the patient suffering from pandu roga should take a course of haritaki with cow’s urine (for seven days) and then should take food either with milk or sweetened meat soup, and

english translation

सप्तरात्रं गवां मूत्रे भावितं वाऽप्ययोरजः। पाण्डुरोगप्रशान्त्यर्थं पयसा पाययेद्भिषक्॥६९॥

Physicians should give lauha bhasma impregnated for seven nights with cow’s urine along with milk for the alleviation of pandu roga

english translation

त्र्यूषणत्रिफलामुस्तविडङ्गचित्रकाः समाः। नवायोरजसो भागास्तच्चूर्णं क्षौद्रसर्पिषा॥७०॥

[Navayasa churnam] Take sunthi, pippali, maricha, haritaki, bibhitaki, amalaki, musta, vidanga and chitraka in one part each and nine parts of lauha bhasma and mix together.

english translation