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Charak Samhita

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प्रियङ्गुर्मदनं मुस्तं शताह्वा मधुयष्टिका। कल्कः सर्पिर्गुडः क्षौद्रं ज्वरघ्नो बस्तिरुत्तमः ॥२४६॥

mixed with the paste of priyangu, madana, musta, shatavha and madhuyashti should be used as an enema, for the cure of jwara.

english translation

गुडूचीं त्रायमाणां च चन्दनं मधुकं वृषम्। स्थिरां बलां पृश्निपर्णीं मदनं चेति साधयेत् ॥२४७॥

A decoction prepared from guduchi, trayamana, chandana, madhuka, vrisha, sthira, bala, prishniparni and madana,

english translation

रसं जाङ्गलमांसस्य रसेन सहितं भिषक्। पिप्पलीफलमुस्तानां कल्केन मधुकस्य च ॥२४८॥

to which meat soup of jangala type of animals (those inhabiting in arid lands) and the paste of pippali, phala, musta and madhuka has been added.

english translation

ईषत्सलवणं युक्त्या निरूहं मधुसर्पिषा। ज्वरप्रशमनं दद्याद्बलस्वेदरुचिप्रदम् ॥२४९॥

A small quantity of rock salt should also be added to this decoction along with honey and ghrita and used as niruha type of medicated enema for the alleviation of jwara as it promotes strength, sweating and taste appreciation.

english translation

जीवन्तीं मधुकं मेदां पिप्पलीं मदनं वचाम्। ऋद्धिं रास्नां बलां विश्वं [२] शतपुष्पां शतावरीम् ॥२५०॥

A medicated ghrita prepared from the paste of jeevanti, madhuka, meda, pippali, madana, vacha, riddhi, rasna, bala, vishva, shatapushpa and shatavari,

english translation