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Charak Samhita

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यवानीं तिन्तिडीकं च नागरं साम्लवेतसम्। दाडिमं बदरं चाम्लं कार्षिकं चोपकल्पयेत् ॥१४१॥

[Yavani shadava formulation] Bishop’s weed, tamarind, dry ginger, country sorrel, pomegranate, sour jujube -

english translation

धान्यसौवर्चलाजाजीवराङ्गं चार्धकार्षिकम्। पिप्पलीनां शतं चैकं द्वे शते मरिचस्य च ॥१४२॥

- take one tola each of these and half tolas of coriander, rock-salt, cumin seeds, cinnamon, one hundred pieces of long pepper, 200 ebony pepper grains

english translation

शर्करायाश्च चत्वारि पलान्येकत्र चूर्णयेत्। जिह्वाविशोधनं हृद्यं तच्चूर्णं भक्तरोचनम् ॥१४३॥

and 16 tolas of sugar: all these should be powdered and commixed together. This powder is tongue-detergent, cordial, and refreshing, curative of pain in the stomach, splenic region and flanks, and remedies constipation, tympanitis, cough and dyspnea.

english translation

हृत्प्लीहपार्श्वशूलघ्नं विबन्धानाहनाशनम्। कासश्वासहरं ग्राहि ग्रहण्यर्शोविकारनुत् ॥१४४॥

It is an astringent and is curative of assimilative disorders and hemorrhoids. Thus has been described the shadava preparation of bishop’s weed.

english translation

तालीशपत्रं मरिचं नागरं पिप्पली शुभा। यथोत्तरं भागवृद्ध्या त्वगेले चार्धभागिके ॥१४५॥

[Talisadi formulation] Take Himalayan silver fir, ebony pepper, dry ginger and long pepper and in proportions of 1,2,3 and 4 chunks/pieces respectively;

english translation