Charak Samhita

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कपित्थमक्षिपीडोऽर्कबीजं त्रिकटुकं तथा | करञ्जो द्वे हरिद्रे च गृहगोधाविषं जयेत् ||२१६||

sanskrit

[Treatment of house lizard poison] Kapittha (Feronia limonia), akshipeeda (Phaseolus lunactus), arka seeds (Calotropis procera), trikatu (Zingiber officinale, Piper nigrum, Piper longum), karanja (Pongamia pinnata), haridra (Curcuma longa) and daruharidra (Berberis aristata) – this formulation counteracts the poisoning by house lizard.

english translation

kapitthamakSipIDo'rkabIjaM trikaTukaM tathA | karaJjo dve haridre ca gRhagodhAviSaM jayet ||216||

hk transliteration

काकाण्डरससंयुक्तो विषाणां तण्डुलीयकः | प्रधानो बर्हिपित्तेन तद्वद्वायसपीलुकः ||२१७||

sanskrit

Tanduleeyaka (Amaranthus blitum) mixed with the juice of kaakanda (Mucuna prurita) is the prominent one among the anti poisonous and so is kakapiluka mixed with peacock's bile.

english translation

kAkANDarasasaMyukto viSANAM taNDulIyakaH | pradhAno barhipittena tadvadvAyasapIlukaH ||217||

hk transliteration

शिरीषफलमूलत्वक्पुष्पपत्रैः समैर्धृतैः | श्रेष्ठः पञ्चशिरीषोऽयं विषाणां प्रवरो वधे ||२१८||

sanskrit

[Pancha shirisha agada] The five parts- root, fruit, bark, flower and leaf of shireesha (Albizzia lebbeck) taken together in equal quantity is known as panchashireesha agada which is the best one for destroying the poison.

english translation

zirISaphalamUlatvakpuSpapatraiH samairdhRtaiH | zreSThaH paJcazirISo'yaM viSANAM pravaro vadhe ||218||

hk transliteration

चतुष्पद्भिर्द्विपद्भिर्वा नखदन्तक्षतं तु यत् | शूयते पच्यते चापि स्रवति ज्वरयत्यपि ||२१९||

sanskrit

[Treatment of nail or teeth bite of animals] If the wound caused by the nails of teeth of quadrupeds or bipeds is swollen, inflamed and oozing and associated with fever,

english translation

catuSpadbhirdvipadbhirvA nakhadantakSataM tu yat | zUyate pacyate cApi sravati jvarayatyapi ||219||

hk transliteration

सोमवल्कोऽश्वकर्णश्च गोजिह्वा हंसपद्यपि | रजन्यौ गैरिकं लेपो नखदन्तविषापहः ||२२०||

sanskrit

the paste of somavalka (Acacia catechu), ashwakarna (Dipterocarpus alatus), gojivha (Onosma bracteatum), hamsapaadi (Adiantum lunulatum), haridra (Curcuma longa), daruharidra (Berberis aristata) and gairika (red ochre) should be applied. It alleviates poisoning due to nails and teeth.

english translation

somavalko'zvakarNazca gojihvA haMsapadyapi | rajanyau gairikaM lepo nakhadantaviSApahaH ||220||

hk transliteration