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Charak Samhita

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वृषं समूलमापोथ्य पचेदष्टगुणे जले। शेषेऽष्टभागे तस्यैव पुष्पकल्कं प्रदापयेत् ॥१२६॥

[Vasaghr̥itam] Take whole plant of vasa including its root and make decoction by adding to it eight times water and reducing to one-eighth. Add to the decoction, paste of its flower and ghee and prepare the ghrita.

english translation

तेन सिद्धं घृतं शीतं सक्षौद्रं पित्तगुल्मनुत्। रक्तपित्तज्वरश्वासकासहृद्रोगनाशनम् ॥१२७॥

It is to be taken with honey which cures pitta gulma, piles, fever, dyspnea, cough and heart disease. Thus vasaghritam is described

english translation

द्विपलं त्रायमाणाया जलद्विप्रस्थसाधितम्। अष्टभागस्थितं पूतं कोष्णं क्षीरसमं पिबेत् ॥१२८॥

Take 80 gm of trayamana and make decoction by adding 1.280 litre of water and reducing to one-eighth and filter it.

english translation

पिबेदुपरि तस्योष्णं क्षीरमेव यथाबलम्। तेन निर्हृतदोषस्य गुल्मः शाम्यति पैत्तिकः ॥१२९॥

Take it by adding equal quantity of warm milk and thereafter take as much milk as one can digest. This preparation eliminates the toxic substances and thus cures pitta gulma

english translation

द्राक्षाभयारसं गुल्मे पैत्तिके सगुडं पिबेत्। लिह्यात्कम्पिल्लकं वाऽपि विरेकार्थं मधुद्रवम् ॥१३०॥

In patient of pitta gulma the virechana can be performed by administration of decoction of raisins and haritaki with jaggery or by licking powder of kampillaka with honey

english translation