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Charak Samhita

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चर्मकषायाः कल्कं बिल्वसमं मूर्ध्नि काकपदमस्य । कृत्वा दद्यात्कटभीकटुकट्फलप्रधमनं च ॥६६॥

and one bilva (nearly 40 grams) of the paste of charmakasha (saptala – Acacia concinna) should be applied over it. He may also be given pradhamana (a type of inhalation therapy in which the recipe in powder form is blown into the nostrils) with katabhi (Albizzia procera), katu (shunti – Zingiber officinale, pippali – Piper longum and maricha – Piper nigrum) and katphala (Luffa cylindrica).

english translation

छागं गव्यं माहिषं वा मांसं कौक्कुटमेव वा । दद्यात् काकपदे तस्मिंस्ततः सङ्क्रमते विषम् ॥६७॥

Over the kakapada (incisions in the scalp), the meat of goat, cow, buffalo or cock should be applied which will absorb the poison from the body.

english translation

नासाक्षिकर्णजिह्वाकण्ठनिरोधेषु कर्म नस्तः स्यात् । वार्ताकुबीजपूरज्योतिष्मत्यादिभिः पिष्टैः ॥६८॥

[Nasya and anjana administration] If there is obstruction to the nose, eyes (vision), ears, tongue and throat, then the patient should be given nasya (inhalation therapy) with the help of the paste of vartaku (Solanum melongena), bijapura (Citrus medica), jyotishmati (Celastrus paniculatus), etc.

english translation

अञ्जनमक्ष्युपरोधे कर्तव्यं बस्तमूत्रपिष्टैस्तु । दारुव्योषहरिद्राकरवीरकरञ्जनिम्बसुरसैस्तु ॥६९॥

If there is obstruction to the eyes (vision), then the collyrium prepared of devadaru (Cedrus deodara), shunthi (Zingiber officinale), pippali (Piper longum) and maricha (Piper nigrum), haridra (Curcuma longa), karavira (Nerium indicum), karanja (Pongamia pinnata), nimba (Azadirechta indica) and surasa (Ocimum sanctum) by triturating with goat’s urine should be applied over the eyes.

english translation

श्वेता वचाऽश्वगन्धा हिङ्ग्वमृता कुष्ठसैन्धवे लशुनम् । सर्षपकपित्थमध्यं टुण्टुककरञ्जबीजानि ॥७०॥

[Gandhahasti agada] Shveta (Katabhi -Albizzia procera), vacha (Acorus calamus), ashvagandha (Withania somnifera), hingu (Ferula foetida), amrita (Tinospora cordifolia), kushtha (Saussurea lappa), saindhava (rock salt), lashuna (Allium sativum), sarshapa (Brassica campestris), pulp of kapittha (Feronia limonia), tuntuka (Oroxylum indicum), seeds of karanja (Pongamia pinnata),

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