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Charak Samhita

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गुञ्जाफलसवर्णं च पद्मालक्तकसन्निभम् । इन्द्रगोपकसङ्काशमार्तवं शुद्धमादिशेत् ॥२२६॥

In color, artava (menstrual blood) should be red like gunja fruit, red lotus flower or mahavara or red as indragopaka insect, such artava is considered as normal menstrual blood.

english translation

योनीनां वातलाद्यानां यदुक्तमिह भेषजम् । चतुर्णां प्रदराणां च तत् सर्वं कारयेद्भिषक् ॥२२७॥

[Treatment of pradara] The treatment of vatala and other yonivyapat which has been mentioned earlier in this chapter, should also be administered in all four types of pradara roga respectively.

english translation

रक्तातिसारिणां यच्च तथा शोणितपित्तिनाम् । रक्तार्शसां च यत् प्रोक्तं भेषजं तच्च कारयेत् ॥२२८॥

The treatment which is advised for raktatisara (diarrhea with expulsion of blood), raktapitta (internal hemorrhage) and raktarsha (bleeding piles) should be administered in pradara roga.

english translation

धात्रीस्तनस्तन्यसम्पदुक्ता विस्तरतः पुरा । स्तन्यसञ्जननं चैव स्तन्यस्य च विशोधनम् ॥२२९॥

[Abnormalities of breast milk Stanya dushti (abnormalities of breast milk and lactation)] The excellent characteristics of foster mother (wet nurse), breast and breast milk have been described earlier. The stanya samjanana (galactogogue), purification of milk, symptoms of breast milk vitiated by vatadi dosha, symptoms and treatment of poor breast milk production, eight types of milk defects have been mentioned earlier.

english translation

वातादिदुष्टे लिङ्गं च क्षीणस्य च चिकित्सितम् । तत्सर्वमुक्तं ये त्वष्टौ क्षीरदोषाः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥२३०॥

The eight types of breast milk morbidities are also caused by vata (and other) dosha, which is known to physician well versed in knowledge of Ayurveda.

english translation