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दिनातुरौषधव्याधिजीर्णलिङ्गर्त्ववेक्षणम् । कालं विद्याद्दिनावेक्षः पूर्वाह्णे वमनं यथा ॥२९६॥
[Factors to be considered for medicine administration] Medicines must be administered taking into consideration of day (time), patient, type of medicine, disease, digestive status, and season. The time of administration of medicine depends on the day like emetics should be given early in the morning.
english translation
रोग्यवेक्षो यथा प्रातर्निरन्नो बलवान् पिबेत् । भेषजं लघुपथ्यान्नैर्युक्तमद्यात्तु दुर्बलः ॥२९७॥
[Aushadha sevana kala (time of administration of medicine)] The time of administration and the type of medicine must be decided as per the condition and diseased status of the patient. Patient in good condition who is strong should consume medicine early in the morning prior to morning meals and a person who is weak should take medicines along with food which is very light to get digested.
english translation
भैषज्यकालो भुक्तादौ मध्ये पश्चान्मुहुर्मुहुः । सामुद्गं भक्तसंयुक्तं ग्रासग्रासान्तरे दश ॥२९८॥
[Ten slots of consuming medicines] Ten slots or times of consuming medicines are described here. These include the two timings which are described in previous sutra, before meals, in between meals, at the end of meals, frequently,before and after the intake of light food, medicine mixed with the morsel,medicine given along with each morsel and medicine administrated in between each morsel.
english translation
अपाने विगुणे पूर्वं, समाने मध्यभोजनम् । व्याने तु प्रातरशितमुदाने भोजनोत्तरम् ॥२९९॥
[Relation between time of administration and type of vitiated vata dosha] In vitiation of apana vayu medicines must be consumed before food , in vitiation of samana vayu food must be consumed in between meals, in vyana [[vayu] ]vitiation early morning medication is advised and in udana vayu vitiation medicine is advised after meals.
english translation
वायौ प्राणे प्रदुष्टे तु ग्रासग्रासान्तरिष्यते । श्वासकासपिपासासु त्ववचार्यं मुहुर्मुहुः ॥३००॥
When prana vayu is vitiated medicines is to be advocated along with each morsel and in between two morsel. In diseases like shwasa, kasa, pippasa (thirst) frequent doses of medicines must be given.
english translation