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Charak Samhita

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फाणितं शृङ्गवेरं च तैलं च सुरया सह। पिबेद्रूक्षो भृतैर्मांसैर्जीर्णेऽश्नीयाच्च भोजनम् ॥८६॥

phanita (molasses) and sringavera (ginger) or oil of sesame added to sura (beer), roasted meat of animals . He should take meals after this is digested.

english translation

तैलं सुराया मण्डेन वसां मज्जानमेव वा। पिबन् सफाणितं क्षीरं नरः स्निह्यति वातिकः ॥८७॥

Sesame oil mixed with scum of sura (beer) or muscle fat or bone marrow or milk added with phanita (molasses) brings about oleation of the persons of vata prakriti.

english translation

धारोष्णं स्नेहसंयुक्तं पीत्वा सशर्करं पयः। नरः स्निह्यति पीत्वा वा सरं दध्नः सफाणितम् ॥८८॥

Warm milk directly from the udder of the cow added with fat, or milk added with sugar, or dadhisara (precipitate of curd) mixed with phanita (molasses),

english translation

पाञ्चप्रसृतिकी पेया पायसो माषमिश्रकः। क्षीरसिद्धो बहुस्नेहः स्नेहयेदचिरान्नरम् ॥८९॥

or panchaprasrita peya, or payasa (milk pudding) mixed with powders of masha (black gram) or many fats cooked with milk acts as an effective preparation for oleation.

english translation

सर्पिस्तैलवसामज्जातण्डुलप्रसृतैः शृ(कृ)ता। पाञ्चप्रसृतिकी पेया पेया स्नेहनमिच्छता॥९०॥ (शौकरो वा रसः स्निग्धः सर्पिर्लवणसंयुतः । पीतो द्विर्वासरे यत्नात् स्नेहयेदचिरान्नरम् ॥१॥)

Peya (gruel) prepared with one prasrita (96 gram) each of ghrita, oil, muscle fat, bone marrow and rice is known as panchaprasritiki peya. This peya, or drink, may be consumed by the person desirous of oleation.

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