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Charak Samhita

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पलाशनिर्दाहरसेन चापि कर्षोद्धृतान्याढकसम्मितेन। दर्वीप्रलेपं प्रवदन्ति लेपमेतं परं कुष्ठनिसूदनाय ॥१६॥

and palashanirdaharasa (juice of palasha that is obtained from burning the roots), when reduced to a semi-solid state (darvipralepa), makes the best lepa for kushtha.

english translation

पर्णानि पिष्ट्वा चतुरङ्गुलस्य तक्रेण पर्णान्यथ काकमाच्याः। तैलाक्तगात्रस्य नरस्य कुष्ठान्युद्वर्तयेदश्वहनच्छदैश्च ॥१७॥

Chaturanguladi formulation: A lepa prepared by grinding the leaves of chaturangula (aragvadha), the leaves of kakamachi, and the leaves of ashvahana (karaviraka) with takra, should be anointed on the (oil-smeared) body of a person affected with kushtha.

english translation

कोलं कुलत्थाः सुरदारुरास्नामाषातसीतैलफलानि कुष्ठम्। वचा शताह्वा यवचूर्णमम्लमुष्णानि वातामयिनां प्रदेहः ॥१८॥

Kola-kulatthadi formulation in Vata disorders: Kola, kulattha, suradaru, rasna, masha, atasi, tailaphalani, kushtha, vachaa, shatahva, yavachurna (all in equal quantity), ground with amla (kanji or a fermented sour beverage), is used as a hot (ushna) pradeha for patients suffering from vatika disorders.

english translation

आनूपमत्स्यामिषवेसवारैरुष्णैः प्रदेहः पवनापहः स्यात्। स्नेहैश्चतुर्भिर्दशमूलमिश्रैर्गन्धौषधैश्चानिलहः प्रदेहः ॥१९॥

Anup matsyadi pradeha formulation: Pradeha made of hot veshavara (a preparation of meat) prepared with anupamatsyamisha (meat of marshy fish) subsides vata. Similarly, four types of sneha, dashamula and gandhaushadha, when mixed together, make a vata alleviating pradeha.

english translation

तक्रेण युक्तं यवचूर्णमुष्णं सक्षारमर्तिं जठरे निहन्यात्। कुष्ठं शताह्वां सवचां यवानां चूर्णं सतैलाम्लमुशन्ति वाते ॥२०॥

Yavadi formulation: Yavachurṇa mixed with takra, heated and added with kshara serves as an abdominal pain relieving drug. Kushtha, shatahva, vacha, and yavachurna - mixed with taila and amla - is indicated in vata related disorders.

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