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Charak Samhita

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पाण्डुरोगं विषं कासं यक्ष्माणं विषमज्वरम्। कुष्ठान्यजीर्णकं मेहं शोषं श्वासमरोचकम्॥८६॥

It specially cures pandu, poisoning, kasa, yakshma, vishama jwara (irregular fevers), ajeerna, meha, soshha, swasa, aruchi, apasmara (epilepsy), kamala and arsha.

english translation

विशेषाद्धन्त्यपस्मारं कामलां गुदजानि च। कौटजत्रिफलानिम्बपटोलघननागरैः॥८७॥

(epilepsy), kamala and arsha. Thus ends the description of yogaraja [Various formulations Shilajatu Vataka] Shilajatu vataka – Eight pala of shilajatu impregnated for ten, twenty or thirty days with the decoction of fruit of kutaja, haritaki, bibhitaka, amalaki, nimba, patola, ghana and nagara.

english translation

भावितानि दशाहानि रसैर्द्वित्रिगुणानि वा। शिलाजतुपलान्यष्टौ तावती सितशर्करा॥८८॥

Eight pala of sugar and one pala each of tvakakshiri, pippali, dhatri and karkatashringi;

english translation

त्वक्क्षीरी पिप्पली धात्री कर्कटाख्या पलोन्मिता। निदिग्ध्याः फलमूलाभ्यां पलं युक्त्या त्रिगन्धकम्। ॥८९॥

half pala each of the fruit and root of nidigdhika and adequate powder of tvaka, ela and patra should be added to this shilajatu. Vataka (large sized pills) of one aksha each should be prepared by adding three pala of honey to this powder.

english translation

चूर्णितं मधुनः कुर्यात् त्रिपलेनाक्षिकान् गुडान्। दाडिमाम्बुपयःपक्षिरसतोयसुरासवान्॥९०॥

These pills can be taken on either empty stomach or after having food. The patient should drink the juice of dadima (pomegranate), milk, meat soup of birds, water, alcohol, asava (medicated wine) after taking this medicine.

english translation