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Charak Samhita

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अत्यर्थस्निग्धरूक्षोष्णमम्लं कटुविपाकि च । गुरु चौषधपानान्नमेतद्बालेषु गर्हितम् ॥२८६॥

The medicines, food and beverages with excess unctuousness, dryness, hot potency, sour, pungent in post digestive effect, and heavy to digest property are contraindicated in children.

english translation

समासात् सर्वरोगाणामेतद्बालेषु भेषजम् । निर्दिष्टं शास्त्रविद्वैद्यः प्रविविच्य प्रयोजयेत् ॥२८७॥

Thus, in brief, the directions regarding the treatment of all the diseases occurring in children, and the physician well versed in science should treat the diseases after meticulously differentiating these factors (mentioned above).

english translation

भवन्ति चात्र- इति सर्वविकाराणामुक्तमेतच्चिकित्सितम् । स्थानमेतद्धि तन्त्रस्य रहस्यं परमुत्तमम्॥२८८॥

[Colophon of Chikitsa Sthana Importance of Chikitsa Sthana] Thus has been expounded the therapeutics of all diseases; and this section of chikitsa (management) contains the most essential part of this treatise.

english translation

अस्मिन् सप्तदशाध्यायाः कल्पाः सिद्धय एव च । नासाद्यन्तेऽग्निवेशस्य तन्त्रे चरकसंस्कृते ॥२८९॥

[Contributors to the treatise] Seventeen chapters of Chikitsa Sthana, all chapters of Kalpa Sthana and Siddhi Sthana are not found in treatise composed by Agnivesha and revised by Charaka.

english translation

तानेतान् कापिलबलिः शेषान् दृढबलोऽकरोत् । तन्त्रस्यास्य महार्थस्य पूरणार्थं यथातथम् ॥२९०॥

These chapters have been added by Dridhabala, Son of Kapilabali to fulfil the aim of completion of this great treatise.

english translation