Charak Samhita

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स्मृतिबुद्ध्यग्निशुक्रौजःकफमेदोविवर्धनम्। वातपित्तविषोन्मादशोषालक्ष्मीज्वरापहम् ॥२३१॥

॥ Benefits of ghee॥ Ghee helps enhance memory, intelligence, agni (digestion and metabolism), shukra (semen), ojas (vital essence), kapha and fat. It is considered effective in treating vata, pitta, toxic conditions, insanity, consumption, inauspiciousness and fever.

english translation

smRtibuddhyagnizukraujaHkaphamedovivardhanam। vAtapittaviSonmAdazoSAlakSmIjvarApaham ॥231॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सर्वस्नेहोत्तमंशीतंमधुरंरसपाकयोः सहस्रवीर्यंविधिभिर्घृतंकर्मसहस्रकृत् ॥२३२॥

It is considered effective in treating vata, pitta, toxic conditions, insanity, consumption, inauspiciousness and fever. It is considered the most unctuous of edible substances, cold in potency, ‘sweet’ (in taste as well as after digestion) and when prepared according to proper pharmaceutical methods, its potency is increased thousandfold and is efficacious in a thousand ways.

english translation

sarvasnehottamaMzItaMmadhuraMrasapAkayoH sahasravIryaMvidhibhirghRtaMkarmasahasrakRt ॥232॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मदापस्मारमूर्च्छायशोषोन्मादगरज्वरान् योनिकर्णशिरःशूलंघृतंजीर्णमपोहति ॥२३३॥

Preserved ghee is effective in treating intoxication, epilepsy, fainting, consumption, insanity, toxic conditions, fever and pain in the vagina, ear and head. The ghee made of milks of goat,

english translation

madApasmAramUrcchAyazoSonmAdagarajvarAn yonikarNaziraHzUlaMghRtaMjIrNamapohati ॥233॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सर्पींष्यजाविमहिषीक्षीरवत्स्वानिनिर्दिशेत्। पीयूषोमोरटंचैवकिलाटाविविधाश्चये ॥२३४॥

sheep and buffalo are considered to have qualities of the milks of the respective animals they are made of. ॥ Qualities of various milk products॥ The early and late colostrums and various kinds of cream-cheese (kilatha) are beneficial to people having strong agni or those suffering from insomnia.

english translation

sarpIMSyajAvimahiSIkSIravatsvAninirdizet। pIyUSomoraTaMcaivakilATAvividhAzcaye ॥234॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दीप्ताग्नीनामनिद्राणांसर्वएवसुखप्रदाः। गुरवस्तर्पणावृष्याबृंहणाःपवनापहाः ॥२३५॥

These are heavy, nourishing, aphrodisiac, and are effective in treating vata.

english translation

dIptAgnInAmanidrANAMsarvaevasukhapradAH। guravastarpaNAvRSyAbRMhaNAHpavanApahAH ॥235॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript