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Charak Samhita

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वचागोक्षुरकैरण्डरास्नाकालासहाचरैः । वीराशल्लकिमुस्तत्वक्पत्रर्षभकबालकैः ॥१६१॥

vacha, gokshura, eranda, rasna, kala, sahachara, bala, veera, shallaki, musta, tvak, patra, rishabhaka, balaka,

english translation

सहैलाकुङ्कुमस्पृक्कात्रिदशाह्वैश्च कार्षिकैः । मञ्जिष्ठायास्त्रिकर्षेण मधुकाष्टपलेन च ॥१६२॥

ela, kunkuma, sprikka and three tolas (36 gm) of manjishtha and 32 tolas (384 gm) of yashtimadhu.

english translation

कल्कैस्तत् क्षीणवीर्याग्निबलसम्मूढचेतसः । उन्मादारत्यपस्मारैरार्तांश्च प्रकृतिं नयेत् ॥१६३॥

It restores the health of those affected with reduced semen, digestive power and vitality. Normalizes individuals with insanity and epilepsy and is excellent to cure vata disorder.

english translation

वातव्याधिहरं श्रेष्ठं तैलाग्र्यममृताह्वयम् । (कृष्णात्रेयेण [२] गुरुणा भाषितं वैद्यपूजितम्) ॥१६४॥

This is the amritadya taila propounded by preceptor krishnatreya who was respected by reverent physicians.

english translation

रास्नासहस्रनिर्यूहे तैलद्रोणं विपाचयेत् । गन्धैर्हैमवतैः पिष्टैरेलाद्यैश्चानिलार्तिनुत् ॥१६५॥

[Rasna taila] The medicated oil is prepared by taking 1024 tolas (12.288 l) of oil and cooking it in 4000 tolas (48 l) of the decoction of rasna along with the paste of the fragrant groups of drugs grown in the Himalayas, as well as the cardamom group of drugs.

english translation