Charak Samhita

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गन्धैः सुरायाः किण्वेन जीवन्त्या शतपुष्पया| उमया कुष्ठतैलाभ्यां युक्तया चोपनाहयेत् ||३६||

sanskrit

Poultice can also be logically prepared with aromatic drugs, jivanti (Leptandenia reticulata), shatapushpa (Foeniculum vulgare), uma (Linum usitatissimum), and kushta (Saussurea lappa) mixed with oil.

english translation

gandhaiH surAyAH kiNvena jIvantyA zatapuSpayA| umayA kuSThatailAbhyAM yuktayA copanAhayet ||36||

hk transliteration

चर्मभिश्चोपनद्धव्यः सलोमभिरपूतिभिः| उष्णवीर्यैरलाभे तु कौशेयाविकशाटकैः ||३७||

sanskrit

Non-putrefied hairy leather of hot potency animals should be used as a bandage when using poultice. In case of non availability, silk or woolen blanket can also be used.

english translation

carmabhizcopanaddhavyaH salomabhirapUtibhiH| uSNavIryairalAbhe tu kauzeyAvikazATakaiH ||37||

hk transliteration

रात्रौ बद्धं दिवा मुञ्चेन्मुञ्चेद्रात्रौ दिवा कृतम्| विदाहपरिहारार्थं, स्यात् प्रकर्षस्तु शीतले ||३८||

sanskrit

To prevent burning sensations, the bandage applied at night should be removed in the morning and the one applied during the day should be removed at night. The duration of bandage application may be prolonged in cold weather.

english translation

rAtrau baddhaM divA muJcenmuJcedrAtrau divA kRtam| vidAhaparihArArthaM, syAt prakarSastu zItale ||38||

hk transliteration

सङ्करः प्रस्तरो नाडी परिषेकोऽवगाहनम्| जेन्ताकोऽश्मघनः कर्षूः कुटी भूः कुम्भिकैव च ||३९||

sanskrit

[Thirteen types of sweda] Thirteen varieties of fomentation are sankara, prastara, nadi, parisheka, avagahana, jentaka, ashmaghna, karshu, kuti, bhu, kumbhika,

english translation

saGkaraH prastaro nADI pariSeko'vagAhanam| jentAko'zmaghanaH karSUH kuTI bhUH kumbhikaiva ca ||39||

hk transliteration

कूपो होलाक इत्येते स्वेदयन्ति त्रयोदश| तान् यथावत् प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वानेवानुपूर्वशः ||४०||

sanskrit

kupa, and holaka. They are further detailed accordingly in the same sequence.

english translation

kUpo holAka ityete svedayanti trayodaza| tAn yathAvat pravakSyAmi sarvAnevAnupUrvazaH ||40||

hk transliteration