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Charak Samhita

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वातपित्तहरी चापि क्रिया प्रायः प्रशस्यते । वार्श्चिको ह्युच्चिटिङ्गस्य कणभस्यौन्दुरोऽगदः ॥२११॥

Moreover mostly the measures alleviating vata and pitta are prescribed. In case of poisoning by ucchitinga and kanabha remedies applicable to that by scorpion and rat are prescribed respectively.

english translation

वचां वंशत्वचं पाठां नतं सुरसमञ्जरीम् । द्वे बले नाकुलीं कुष्ठं शिरीषं रजनीद्वयम् ॥२१२॥

[Best agada] Vacha (Acorus Calamus), vamsha bark (Bambusa arundinacea), patha (Cissambelos Pereira), nata (Valeneria wallichii), flower stalk of tulasi (Ocimum sanctum), bala (Sida cordifolia), atibala (Abutilon indicum), nakuli (Alpinia galangal), kushtha (Saussurea lappa), shirisha (Albizzia lebbeck), haridra (Curcuma longa), daruharidra (Berberis aristata),

english translation

गुहामतिगुहां श्वेतामजगन्धां शिलाजतु । कत्तृणं कटभीं क्षारं गृहधूमं मनःशिलाम् ॥२१३॥

guha (krishnaparni - Uraria picta), atiguha (shalaparni - Desmodium gangeticum), shveta (Clitoria ternacia), ajagandha (Carum roxburghianum), shilajatu, kattruna (Cymbopogon citrates), katabhi (Albizzia procera), yava kshara ((obtained by incinerating Hordeum vulgare), grihadhuma (soot), manahshila (Arsenic disulphide)

english translation

रोहीतकस्य पित्तेन पिष्ट्वा तु परमोऽगदः । नस्याञ्जनादिलेपेषु हितो विश्वम्भरादिषु ॥२१४॥

are pounded with bile of rohita fish. This is an excellent anti-poison efficacious in bite of insects like vishwambara, etc when used as snuff, collyrium and paste.

english translation

स्वर्जिकाऽजशकृत्क्षारः सुरसाऽथाक्षिपीडकः । मदिरामण्डसंयुक्तो हितः शतपदीविषे ॥२१५॥

[Treatment of centipede poison] Swarjika, excrements of goat, yavakshara (obtained by incinerating Hordeum vulgare), surasa (Ocimum sanctum), akshipeedaka- this taken with wine scum is efficacious in centipede poisoning.

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