Charak Samhita

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हृदयावरणाञ्जननस्यधूमलेहौषधप्रशमनानि | प्रतिसारणं प्रतिविषं सञ्ज्ञासंस्थानपनं लेपः ||३६||

13. Hridayavaram (giving medicines-to protect the heart); 14. Anjana (application of collyrium); 15. Nasya (inhalation of medicated oil, etc.); 16. Dhuma (smoking therapy); 17. Leha (drugs in the form of linctus given for licking); 18. Aushadha (administration of anti-toxic drugs or wearing as an amulet); 19. Prashamana (sedatives); 20. Pratisarana (application of alkalies); 21. Prativisha (administration of poisons as medicines to counteract the original poison); 22. Sanjna-samsthapana (administration of medicines for the restoration of consciousness); 23. Lepa (application of medicines in the form of a paste or ointment); and 24.

english translation

hRdayAvaraNAJjananasyadhUmalehauSadhaprazamanAni | pratisAraNaM prativiSaM saJjJAsaMsthAnapanaM lepaH ||36||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मृतसञ्जीवनमेव च विंशतिरेते चतुर्भिरधिकाः | स्युरुपक्रमा यथा ये यत्र योज्याः शृणु तथा तान् ||३७||

24. Mrita-sanjivana (measures for the revival of life of an apparently dead person).

english translation

mRtasaJjIvanameva ca viMzatirete caturbhiradhikAH | syurupakramA yathA ye yatra yojyAH zRNu tathA tAn ||37||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दंशात्तु विषं दष्टस्याविसृतं वेणिकां भिषग्बद्ध्वा | निष्पीडयेद्भृशं दंशमुद्धरेन्मर्मवर्जं वा ||३८||

[First aid treatment] Immediately after bite, before the spreading of the poison from the place of the bite, the venika (string or rope or torniquet) should be tied (at the proximal part of the bite), the site of the bite should be squeezed frequently and forcefully; the place of bite should be excised unless it is a vital part (arma);

english translation

daMzAttu viSaM daSTasyAvisRtaM veNikAM bhiSagbaddhvA | niSpIDayedbhRzaM daMzamuddharenmarmavarjaM vA ||38||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तं दंशं वा चूषेन्मुखेन यवचूर्णपांशुपूर्णेन | प्रच्छनशृङ्गजलौकाव्यधनैः स्राव्यं ततो रक्तम् ||३९||

and the poison should be sucked out with the help of mouth filled with the flour of barley or dust. [Blood letting] Thereafter bloodletting should be done with prachhana (scratching with the help of rough instruments), shringa (horn), jalauka (leech), or siravyadhana (venesection).

english translation

taM daMzaM vA cUSenmukhena yavacUrNapAMzupUrNena | pracchanazRGgajalaukAvyadhanaiH srAvyaM tato raktam ||39||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रक्ते विषप्रदुष्टे दुष्येत् प्रकृतिस्ततस्त्यजेत् प्राणान् | तस्मात् प्रघर्षणैरसृगवर्तमानं प्रवर्त्यं स्यात् ||४०||

The blood vitiated by visha can cause vitiation of other dhatu there by resulting in death. Therefore blood does not come out of site of bite, then pragharshana (rubbing therapy) should be employed to cause the blood to flow out.

english translation

rakte viSapraduSTe duSyet prakRtistatastyajet prANAn | tasmAt pragharSaNairasRgavartamAnaM pravartyaM syAt ||40||

hk transliteration by Sanscript