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Charak Samhita

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अभ्यङ्गयोगाः परिषेचनानि सेकावगाहाः शयनानि वेश्म। शीतो विधिर्बस्तिविधानमग्र्यं पित्तज्वरे यत् प्रशमाय दिष्टम् ॥९१॥

[External applications] All measures which are prescribed for the treatment of pattika fever such as massage, sprinkling, baths, beds, room/coverings, cooling methods or enema should be applied in hemorrhagic disorder considering the season and dose.

english translation

तद्रक्तपित्ते निखिलेन कार्यं कालं च मात्रां च पुरा समीक्ष्य। सर्पिर्गुडा ये च हिताः क्षतेभ्यस्ते रक्तपित्तं शमयन्ति सद्यः ॥९२॥

Sarpirguda (the formulation of jaggery and ghee) prescribed for the patients of kshata (chest injury) control the hemorrhagic disorder quickly.

english translation

कफानुबन्धे रुधिरे सपित्ते कण्ठागते स्याद्ग्रथिते प्रयोगः। युक्तस्य युक्त्यामधुसर्पिषोश्च क्षारस्य चैवोत्पलनालजस्य ॥९३॥

[Treatment of raktapitta with associated kapha] In case of raktapitta if there is association of kapha and blood reaching the throat is adherent, alkali of the stalk of water lily mixed with honey and ghee should be used.

english translation

मृणालपद्मोत्पलकेशराणां तथा पलाशस्य तथा प्रियङ्गोः। तथा मधूकस्य तथाऽसनस्य क्षाराः प्रयोज्या विधिनैव तेन ॥९४॥

In the same way, alkali of lotus stalk, lotus, water lily, nagakeshara, palasha, priyangu, madhuka and asana should be used.

english translation

शतावरीदाडिमतिन्तिडीकं काकोलिमेदे मधुकं विदारीम्। पिष्ट्वा च मूलं फलपूरकस्य घृतं पचेत् क्षीरचतुर्गुणं ज्ञः ॥९५॥

[Shatavaryadi ghee] Ghee should be cooked with shatavari, dadima, tintidika, kakoli, meda, madhuka and vidari along with the paste of the root of bijapura adding four times milk. This ghrita alleviates cough, fever, hardness of bowels, constipation, pain and hemorrhagic disorder.

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