Charak Samhita

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वातोपसृष्टस्योष्णैः स्युर्गुददाहादयो यदि| द्राक्षाम्बुना त्रिवृत्कल्कं दद्याद्दोषानुलोमनम्||१६||

[Treatment of guda-daha (burning sensation in anus)] If a patient with vata disorder suffers from anorectal burning (and other similar pitta-related symptoms) due to (administration of) hot bastis, a mixture of drakshambu (grape juice or decoction of raisins) and trivritkalka (paste of Operculina turpethum Linn.), which is doshanulshmana (bringing the movement of dosha in right direction) is given.

english translation

vAtopasRSTasyoSNaiH syurgudadAhAdayo yadi| drAkSAmbunA trivRtkalkaM dadyAddoSAnulomanam||16||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तद्धि पित्तशकृद्वातान् हृत्वा दाहादिकाञ्जयेत्| शुद्धश्चापि पिबेच्छीतां यवागूं शर्करायुताम्||१७||

This relieves burning sensation and similar conditions by expelling the pitta, stool and vata. After the body is cleansed, the patient has to take cold yavagu added with sugar.

english translation

taddhi pittazakRdvAtAn hRtvA dAhAdikAJjayet| zuddhazcApi pibecchItAM yavAgUM zarkarAyutAm||17||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अथवाऽतिविरिक्तः स्यात् क्षीणविट्कः स भक्षयेत्| माषयूषेण कुल्माषान् पिबेन्मध्वथवा सुराम्||१८||

[Treatment of mala kshaya (depletion of stool)] On the other hand, if a patient has excessive purgation and suffers from depletion of stool (and other essential body components e.g. fluids), he or she has to take kulmasha (half cooked grains) with mashayoosha (soup of Phaseolus mungo Linn.), or sura (an alcoholic preparation) or honey.

english translation

athavA'tiviriktaH syAt kSINaviTkaH sa bhakSayet| mASayUSeNa kulmASAn pibenmadhvathavA surAm||18||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सामं चेत् कुणपं शूलैरुपविशेदरोचकी| स घनातिविषाकुष्ठनतदारुवचाः पिबेत्||१९||

[Treatment of amaja shula (abdominal pain due to improper digestion)] (A decoction of) musta (Cyperus rotundus Linn.), ativisha (Aconitum heterophyllum wall.), kushtha (Saussurea lappa C.B.Clarke.), nata (Valeriana wallichii DC.), daru (Cedrus deodara Roxb.) and vacha (Acorus calamus Linn.) is recommended to a patient with loss of appetite, passing sama stool (i.e., stool containing ama) smelling like a dead (decomposing) body and with abdominal pain.

english translation

sAmaM cet kuNapaM zUlairupavizedarocakI| sa ghanAtiviSAkuSThanatadAruvacAH pibet||19||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शकृद्वातमसृक् पित्तं कफं वा योऽतिसार्यते| पक्वं , तत्र स्ववर्गीयैर्बस्तिः श्रेष्ठं भिषग्जितम्||२०||

[Treatment of atisara (diarrhea)] When a patient has pakva atisara (without undigested material) passing shakrita (stool), vata, asrika (blood), pitta or kapha, then basti prepared with a specific group of medicines acting against each of these pathologies is best measure.

english translation

zakRdvAtamasRk pittaM kaphaM vA yo'tisAryate| pakvaM , tatra svavargIyairbastiH zreSThaM bhiSagjitam||20||

hk transliteration by Sanscript