Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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(Vilwa) Mg\e marmelos, (Agnimantha) Premna suratifolia, (£yon5ka) Bignomia Indica, (Kasmaryya) Genelina arborea, (Patali) Bignomia suave-olens, (Bala) Sida cordifolia, the four ‘Parnis’, viz., (^alparni) Hedysarum Gangeticum, (Prisniparni) Doodia lagopodioides, (Mudgaparni) Phaseolus trilobus, (Mashaparni) Glyenic debilis, (Pippali) the fruits of Piper longum, (^wadangstra) Tribulus lanuginosus, the two ‘Vrihatis’, viz., (Vrihati) Solanum Indica, and (Kantakari) Solanum Xanthocarpum, 61 (£ringi) Rhus succedaneum, (Tamalaki) Phylanthus Nirusi, (Draksha) Uvae passae, (Jivanti) Caelogyne ovalis, (Pushkara) not being obtainable (Kushtha) Aplotaxis auriculata, is used instead, (Aguru) Aquilaria Agallocha, (Abhaya) Chebulic myrobalans, (Amrita) Tinospora cordifolia, (Riddhi) not being obtainable (Bala) Sida cordifolia is used as a substitute, (Jivaka) not being obtainable (Guduchi) Tinospora cordifolia is used as a substitute, (Rishavaka) not being obtainable (Vansalochana) Bambu manna is used instead, (£ati) Curcuma zerumbet, 62 (Musta) the tubers of Cyperus rotundus, (Punarnava) Boerhavia diffusa (of the white variety), (Meda) not being obtainable (Agwagandha) Physalis flexuosa, is used as a substitute, (Ela)j Elettaria cardamomum, (Chandana) Pterocarpus santalina, (Utpala) Nymphcea stellata, Vidari) Convolvulus paniculata, (Vrishamula) the root-bark of Justicia Adhatoda, (Kakoli) the well-known root going by that name, and (Kakanasika) Leea hirta. 63
Take one pala of each of the above, and five hundred fruits of
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Phyllanthus Emblica. Boil these in one drona (equal to 32 seers) of water.* 64
When it has been ascertained that the juices of the drugs (men¬ tioned) have come out and mixed with the water, the vessel should be taken down. Taking up the fruits of Phyllanthus Emblica (loosely bound together in a piece of cloth), their seeds should be thrown out.
The kernel of the fruits should be fried in two and ten palas of ghee, , and oil. The physician should then boil the fried substance in .the decoction already obtained, mixing it with pure raw sugar of the measure of half a ‘tola’^(equal to twelve and a half seers). 65-66
When the boiling is over, and the boiled product has become cool, 6 palas of honey should be mixed with it, as also 4 palas of (Tugakshiiii) Bambu manna, 2 palas of the pulv of Piper longum, one pala of the bark (reduced to pulv) of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, one pala of (ElS). Elettaria Cardamomum , one pala of (Patra) leaves of Cinnamo¬ mum Tamala , and one pala of (Kegara) Mesua ferrea.
Even this is Chyavanapraga. It is said to be the foremost of all ‘Rasayanas. It is said to be especially alleviative of cough and asthma. It nourishes the weak, the wounded, the old, and those that are of tender years. 67-69
It cures loss of voice, diseases of the chest, diseases of the heart, leprosy, thirst, and all diseases of the urine and the vital seed. 7°
It should be administered in such~a measure that one may not feel disinclined in taking, one’s usual meals. Through administration of this medicine, Chyavana who had become very old, once more became youthful. f 7i
Through the use of this ‘Rasayana, a person acquires intelligence, memory, comeliness of body, freedom from disease, longevity, strength of the senses, great pleasure in companionship with women, great
* In practice, double the measure, or 64 seers, are taken. — T.
t Chyavana was the son of Bhrigu.who was one of the mind-begotten sons of the Grandsire, Brahma. Chyavana had become very old but he had a young wife, viz. , the princess Sukanya. The celestial physicians, viz., the twin Agwins, having been excluded by Indra from sharing in the ‘Soma’ ottered in sacrifices, came to Chyavana and undertook to make a young man of him if he would only compel Indra to re-admit them as sharers of ‘Soma.’ It was the celestial physicians, the Agwins, that^prepared this medicine for the benefit of Chyavana. — T.
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increase in the strength of the digestive fire, improvement of com¬ plexion, and the restoration of the wind to its normal course.
If one that is even decrepit, enters the kind of chamber which has been spoken of above (and takes this ‘Rasayana1), he soon casts off his decripit form and acquires that of prime of youth. 72-73
[THE FOURTH AMLAKA-RASAYANA.]
Take a number of Emblic and Chebulic myrobalans. or of Emblic and Belleric myrobalans, or Emblic, Chebulic, and Belleric myro¬ balans.* * * §
Wrap the fruits round with the bark of (Palaga) Butea frandosa, and plaster the wrapping barks with soft clay.
Thus wrapped and plastered, the fruits are boiled by being kept in a vessel with many holes, which is placed over an earthen vessel containing water. f
When properly softened, the seeds should be thrown out. Taking a thousand palas of the kernel of the fruits, pound them in a large mortar.
Mix then with the pounded mass a measure of curds, ghee , honey, the pulv .of sesame seeds, oil, and sugar. (Some are of opinion that the measure of those should be a thousand palas.)j
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