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Charak Samhita

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घृततैलावसेकांश्च तित्तिरींश्चरणायुधान्। सुरां समण्डां पूर्वं च पानमम्लस्य सर्पिषः ॥१८१॥

Effusion with ghee and oil should be performed. Meat of partridge (tittara) and rooster (charanayudha), sura (wine) along with its upper fluid (manda) and ghee prepared with sour drugs may be given in diet.

english translation

प्रयोजयेदुत्तरं वा जीवनीयेन सर्पिषा। अतिप्रवृत्ते रुधिरे सतिक्तेनानुवासनम् ॥१८२॥

Uttara basti with ghee prepared with jivaniya drugs should be given. In case of the excessive blood flow, anuvasana basti with ghee/oil prepared with bitter drugs should be given

english translation

तत्र श्लोकाः- स्नेहः स्वेदः सर्पिर्बस्तिश्चूर्णानि बृंहणं गुडिकाः। वमनविरेकौ मोक्षः क्षतजस्य च वातगुल्मवताम् ॥१८३॥

[Summary] In this chapter, sneha, sweda, sarpi-basti, churna, brimhana, gudika, vamana, virechana and raktamokshana for the patient suffering from vata-gulma have been described.

english translation

सर्पिः सतिक्तसिद्धं क्षीरं प्रस्रंसनं निरूहाश्च। रक्तस्य चावसेचनमाश्वासनसंशमनयोगाः ॥१८४॥

For the treatment of pitta gulma, sarpi prepared with tikta drugs, kshira, samshamana-niruha basti, bloodletting, counseling (ashvasana), samshamana(preparations) have been described.

english translation

उपनाहनं सशस्त्रं पक्वस्याभ्यन्तरप्रभिन्नस्य। संशोधनसंशमने पित्तप्रभवस्य गुल्मस्य ॥१८५॥

For pakva (suppurated) gulma, surgical procedure and poultice (upanaha) are described and for that which is ruptured internally the purification (samshodhana) and palliative (samshamana) treatments are mentioned.

english translation