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Charak Samhita

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त्रिफलासवश्च गौडः सचित्रकः कुष्ठरोगविनिहन्ता। क्रमुकदशमूलदन्तीवराङ्गमधुयोगसंयुक्तः ॥८१॥

Triphalāsava prepared from jaggery along with chitraka, kramuka, daśamūla, dantī, varā (triphala) and honey helps in treating various kushtha.

english translation

लघूनि चान्नानि हितानि विद्यात् कुष्ठेषु शाकनि च तिक्तकानि। भल्लातकैः सत्रिफलैः सनिम्बैर्युक्तानि चान्नानि घृतानि चैव ॥८२॥

[Diet in kushtha] Easily digestible and wholesome food, green leafy vegetables bitter in taste, food and ghee prepared by fortifying with bhallataka, triphala and nimba, one year old cereals, meat of animals inhabiting from arid area, preparations of mudga and patola.

english translation

पुराणधान्यान्यथ जाङ्गलानि मांसानि मुद्गाश्च पटोलयुक्ताः। शस्ता, न गुर्वम्लपयोदधीनि नानूपमत्स्या न गुडस्तिलाश्च ॥८३॥

Avoid heavy to digest, sour food, milk, curd, meat of animals residing in marshy area, fish, jaggery and sesame.

english translation

एला कुष्ठं दार्वी शतपुष्पा चित्रको विडङ्गश्च। कुष्ठालेपनमिष्टं रसाञ्जनं चाभया चैव ॥८४॥

Ela, kuṣṭha, dārvi, śatapuṣpā, chitraka, viḍaṅga, rasāñjana and abhaya taken together and their paste when applied has a very efficacious role in kushtha.

english translation

चित्रकमेलां बिम्बीं [१] वृषकं त्रिवृदर्कनागरकम्। चूर्णीकृतमष्टाहं भावयितव्यं पलाशस्य ॥८५॥

Chitraka, ela, bimbi, vr̥ṣaka, trivr̥tā, arka and shunthi should be powdered together and trichurate with palāśa kshara and fortify

english translation