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Charak Samhita

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मधूलिका तुगाक्षीरी नागरं पिप्पली तथा । उत्कारिका घृते सिद्धा श्वासे पित्तानुबन्धजे ॥१११॥

Utkarika: Utkarika should be prepared from madhulika (finger millet), vamshalochana, shunthi (Zingiber officinale Roxb.), pippali (Piper longum Linn.) by cooking in ghee and used in shwasa associated with pitta.

english translation

श्वाविधं शशमांसं च शल्लकस्य च शोणितम् । पिप्पलीघृतसिद्धानि श्वासे वातानुबन्धजे ॥११२॥

The meat of shashvita or rabbit or blood of shallaka should be cooked with pippali ghrita should be used in shwasa associated with vata.

english translation

सुवर्चलारसो दुग्धं घृतं त्रिकटुकान्वितम् । शाल्योदनस्यानुपानं वातपित्तानुगे हितम् ॥११३॥

In the shwasa associated with vata and kapha should be administered combination of juice of sauvarchala, milk, ghee and trikatu and shali variety of rice.

english translation

शिरीषपुष्पस्वरसः सप्तपर्णस्य वा पुनः । पिप्पलीमधुसंयुक्तः कफपित्तानुगे मतः ॥११४॥

In shwasa associated with kapha pitta should be given juice of flowers of shirisha (Albizzia lebbeck Benth), or juice of saptaparna leaves (Alstonia scholaris R Br.) along with pippali powder (Piper longum Linn.).

english translation

मधुकं पिप्पलीमूलं गुडो गोश्वशकृद्रसः [१] । घृतं क्षौद्रं कासश्वासहिक्काभिष्यन्दिनां शुभम् ॥११५॥

Madhukadi yoga: Madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn.), pippalimoola (root of Piper longum Linn.), jaggery, juice of dungs of cow or horse, ghee, honey subsides kasa (cough), shwasa (dyspnea), hikka (hiccups) and abhishyanda (conjunctivitis).

english translation