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Charak Samhita

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ग्राम्यौदकानि मेद्यानि कृशरां पायसं दधि । शुक्तमस्तुसुरादीनि भजन्त्याः कुपितोऽनिलः ॥२०६॥

meat of domestic and aquatic animals, cooked rice with pulse (krishira), rice cooked with milk (payasa), curd, vinegar (shukta), curd water(mastu), alcohol etc.

english translation

रक्तं प्रमाणमुत्क्रम्य गर्भाशयगताः सिराः । रजोवहाः समाश्रित्य रक्तमादाय तद्रजः ॥२०७॥

causes vitiation of vata dosha. Along with this, vitiated Rakta (because of above factors) increases its amount and such increased rakta stays in the artava vaha strotas and hence immediately increases the menstrual blood.

english translation

यस्माद्विवर्धयत्याशु रसभावाद्विमानता । तस्मादसृग्दरं प्राहुरेतत्तन्त्रविशारदाः ॥२०८॥

The increased raja is by virtue of mixture with increased rakta. The erudite (experts) named it as Asrigdara

english translation

रजः प्रदीर्यते यस्मात् प्रदरस्तेन स स्मृतः । सामान्यतः समुद्दिष्टं कारणं लिङ्गमेव च ॥२०९॥

and because of excessive flow of menstrual blood it is called Pradara (menorrhagia). The general causes and symptoms of Pradara are directed here.

english translation

चतुर्विधं व्यासतस्तु वाताद्यैः सन्निपाततः । अतःपरं प्रवक्ष्यामि हेत्वाकृतिभिषग्जितम् ॥२१०॥

[Four types of pradara] By description, pradara is classified in for types. Three by single dosha (vataja, pittaja, kaphaja) and the fourth type is by all three dosha (sannipataja). After this, I am describing the causes, symptoms and treatment of pradara roga.

english translation