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Charak Samhita

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एडगजः सविडङ्गो द्वे च निशे राजवृक्षमूलं च। कुष्ठोद्दालनमग्र्यं सपिप्पलीपाकलं योज्यम् ॥१६१॥

Ēḍagaja, viḍaṅga, haridra, dāruharidra, root of rājavr̥kṣa, pippali, pākala (kuṣṭha herb) are useful in kuṣṭha.

english translation

श्वित्राणां सविशेषं [१] योक्तव्यं सर्वतो विशुद्धानाम्। श्वित्रे स्रंसनमग्र्यं मलपूरस इष्यते सगुडः ॥१६२॥

[Management of shwitra(vitiligo)] In case of śvitrā, shodhana is the specific treatment especially purgation with malapūrasa along with jaggery is the best treatment for leucoderma.

english translation

तं पीत्वा सुस्निग्धो यथाबलं सूर्यपादसन्तापम्। संसेवेत विरिक्तस्त्र्यहं पिपासुः पिबेत् पेयाम् ॥१६३॥

The patient must be firstly oleated and should take the above mentioned combination as per his bala and disease bala and later on expose to sunlight. Purgation will be started and whenever patient feels thirsty pēyā should be given for next three days.

english translation

श्वित्रेऽङ्गे ये स्फोटा जायन्ते कण्टकेन तान्भिन्द्यात्। स्फोटेषु विस्रुतेषु प्रातः प्रातः पिबेत् पक्षम् ॥१६४॥

Eruptions that occur over the hypo-pigmented patches should be punctured with thorn so that the exudation within the eruptions is removed.

english translation

मलपूमसनं प्रियङ्गुं शतपुष्पां चाम्भसा समुत्क्वाथ्य। पालाशं वा क्षारं यथाबलं फाणितोपेतम् ॥१६५॥

Later on for 15 days malapū, asana, priyaṅgu, śatapuṣpā should be boiled in water and should be administered as per strength with pālāśa kṣāra and/or with phāṇita.

english translation