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Charak Samhita

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पृथक् पृथक् प्रदेहाः स्युः सर्वे वा सर्पिषा सह । पद्मिनीकर्दमः शीतो मौक्तिकं पिष्टमेव वा ॥८१॥

The cooling mud at the root of lotus, pearls or rice flour or conch shells, coral, oyster shell and ochre should be mixed with ghee separately and beneficial externally as a pradeha in visarpa.

english translation

शङ्खः प्रवालः शुक्तिर्वा गैरिकं वा घृताप्लुतम् । (पृथगेते प्रदेहाश्च हिता ज्ञेया विसर्पिणाम् [३] ) । प्रपौण्डरीकं मधुकं बला शालूकमुत्पलम् ॥८२॥

Prapaundarika (Nelumbo nucifera), madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), bala (Sida cordifolia), shaluka (Asparagus racemosus), utpala (Nymphaea nouchali), nyagrodha (Ficus bengalensis Linn) and dugdhika (Euphorbia hirta Linn.) mixed with ghee should be used externally as a pralepan.

english translation

न्यग्रोधपत्रदुग्धीके सघृतं स्यात् प्रलेपनम् । बिसानि च मृणालं च सघृताश्च कशेरुकाः ॥८३॥

The bisa (lotus fibres), mrnala (lotus stalks) and kasheruka (Cyperus esculentus) mixed with ghee. The shatavari (Asparagus racemosus) and vidarikand (Pueraria tuberose) mixed with washed ghee.

english translation

शतावरीविदार्योश्च कन्दौ धौतघृताप्लुतौ । शैवालं नलमूलानि गोजिह्वा वृषकर्णिका ॥८४॥

The shaival (moss), root of nala (phragmites australis), gojihva (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), vrsa karnika (Calystegia soldanella) and indranishaka (Vitex agnus-castus) mixed with ghee.

english translation

इन्द्राणिशाकं सघृतं शिरीषत्वग्बलाघृतम् [४] । न्यग्रोधोदुम्बरप्लक्षवेतसाश्वत्थपल्लवैः ॥८५॥

The bark of sirisa (Albizzia lebbeck) and bala (Sida cordifolia Linn) mixed with ghee. Nyagrodha (Ficus bengalensis Linn), udumbar (Ficus glomerata), plaksha (Ficus sycomorus), vetas (Salix caprea Linn), asvattha (Ficus religiosa) leaves and bark mixed with ample ghee used as a cold alepan is beneficial.

english translation