Charak Samhita

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प्राचीनामलकंचैवदोषघ्नंगरहारिच। ऐङ्गुदंतिक्तमधुरंस्निग्धोष्णंकफवातजित् ॥१४६॥

The fruit of zachum oil plant/aingudam (Balanites aegyptiaca (Linn.) Delile), is bitter-sweet in taste, unctuous, hot and is effective in treating kapha and vata.

english translation

prAcInAmalakaMcaivadoSaghnaMgarahArica| aiGgudaMtiktamadhuraMsnigdhoSNaMkaphavAtajit ||146||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तिन्दुकंकफपित्तघ्नंकषायंमधुरंलघु। विद्यादामलकेसर्वान्रसांल्लवणवर्जितान् ॥१४७॥

The riber ebony fruit/tindukam (Diospyros embryopteris Pers.) is effective in treating kapha and pitta, astringent, sweet and light. The emblic myrobalan/amalaka (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)is regarded as possessing all the taste except the salt.

english translation

tindukaMkaphapittaghnaMkaSAyaMmadhuraMlaghu| vidyAdAmalakesarvAnrasAMllavaNavarjitAn ||147||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

रूक्षंस्वादुकषायाम्लंकफपित्तहरंपरम्। रसासृङ्मांसमेदोजान्दोषान्हन्तिबिभीतकम् ॥१४८॥

The belliric myrobalan/bibhitaka (Terminalia bellirica Roxb.)is dry, sweet, astringent, acid and an excellent is effective in treating kapha and pitta and dispels the disorders of body-fluid, blood, flesh and fat.

english translation

rUkSaMsvAdukaSAyAmlaMkaphapittaharaMparam| rasAsRGmAMsamedojAndoSAnhantibibhItakam ||148||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्वरभेदकफोत्क्लेदपित्तरोगविनाशनम्। अम्लंकषायमधुरंवातघ्नंग्राहिदीपनम् ॥१४९॥

The pomegranate/dadima (Punica granatum Linn.) is effective in treating hoarseness of voice, hyper-secretion of mucus, and disorders of pitta and vata.

english translation

svarabhedakaphotkledapittarogavinAzanam| amlaMkaSAyamadhuraMvAtaghnaMgrAhidIpanam ||149||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

स्निग्धोष्णंदाडिमंहृद्यंकफपित्ताविरोधिच। रूक्षाम्लंदाडिमंयत्तुतत्पित्तानिलकोपनम् ॥१५०॥

It is sweet, astringent and sour in taste, an appetizer, unctuous, hot, cordial and not antagonistic to kapha and pitta.

english translation

snigdhoSNaMdADimaMhRdyaMkaphapittAvirodhica| rUkSAmlaMdADimaMyattutatpittAnilakopanam ||150||

hk transliteration by Sanscript