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Charak Samhita

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परं त्वतः प्रवक्ष्यामि धूमो येषां विगर्हितः। न विरिक्तः पिबेद्धूमं न कृते बस्तिकर्मणि ॥४१॥

[Contraindications of dhumapana] Now I will explain the persons in whom smoking is contra-indicated: One who has followed virechana (therapeutic purgation), basti (therapeutic enema),

english translation

न रक्ती न विषेणार्तो न शोचन्न च गर्भिणी। न श्रमे न मदे नामे न पित्ते न प्रजागरे ॥४२॥

a person who has disorders of rakta, who is afflicted with poison, one who is in grief, during pregnancy, one who is fatigued, one who is intoxicated, one suffering from disorders of ama or pitta,

english translation

न मूर्च्छाभ्रमतृष्णासु न क्षीणे नापि च क्षते। न मद्यदुग्धे पीत्वा च न स्नेहं न च माक्षिकम् ॥४३॥

one who has had a sleepless night, one suffering from fainting, giddiness, thirst, emaciation or trauma, one who has just taken wine, milk, unctuous beverage or honey,

english translation

धूमं न भुक्त्वा दध्ना च न रूक्षः क्रुद्ध एव च। न तालुशोषे तिमिरे शिरस्यभिहिते न च ॥४४॥

one who has taken food along with curd, one who is afflicted with dryness, anger, dryness of the palate, timira, head-injury,

english translation

न शङ्खके न रोहिण्यां न मेहे न मदात्यये। एषु धूममकालेषु मोहात् पिबति यो नरः ॥४५॥

shankhaka, rohini, meha(obstinate urinary disorders) or alcoholism. If a person, out of ignorance, smokes in these instances

english translation