Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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Even this is the treatment of persons afflicted with bile-born 'Gulma.’ 130-131
CHA RAKA- SA MH1 TA .
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In bile-born ‘Gulma’ accompanied by mucus in the stools, as also in phlegm-born ‘Gulma’ and wind-born ‘Gulma’ accompanied by mucus in the stools, the patient should, after undergoing a period of fast, have his digestive fire stirred by means of gruels and of juices called ‘Khadas.’* ^2
The equality and excitement of all the faults are dependent on the digestive fire. Hence, one should always preserve (the strength of) the digestive firej- 133
Unto a person afflicted with phlegm-born ‘Gulma’ who deserves emetics, emetics should be administered after oils and ‘Sweda.’
When the ‘Gulma’ becomes softened (by this treatment), the physician should cause the patient to lie down, and casting someblazing blades of Valwaja ( Saccharum cylindricum) and Kuga (Poa cynosuroides) into an earthen jar, he should cause the ‘Gulma’ to be; covered by that vessel. 134-135
When in consequence of this, the ‘Gulma’ becomes prominentlylocalised, it should then be covered with a piece of cloth, and the physician conversant with the measurements of the body (Anatomy), should then pierce the ‘Gulma’ (with a needle). 136
When the physician sees that the ‘Gulma’ has swerved from its site, he should, as far as he can grasp it, press it (with his fingers.) He should squeeze the ‘Gulma’ only, without touching other parts. r3?
After this, plastering the ‘Gulma’ with Tila (sesame seeds), Eranda (seeds of Ricinus Communis ), Atasivija (linseeds), and Sarshapa (white mustard seeds) reduced to paste, the physician should apply ‘Sweda1 by means of iron dishes heated to a degree that is easily bearable. *38 DAgAMULAG RITA,
With Vyosha (the three acrids, viz., Piper tongutn , black pepper, and dry ginger), Kshara (the ashes of green blades of barley), Lavana (Saindhava salt), and the decoction and the paste of the ten roots, should ghee be boiled. To it should be added Hingu (assafcetida),
* ‘Khada-yusha’ means an agreeable preparation that operates both as a cooling draught and a sauce. It stirs the digestive fire. The ingredients are whey, fruit of Feronia elephantum. Changed ( Oxalis corniculata ), black pepper, Ajaji (cumin seeds)), and Chitraka (Plumbago Zcylanicd). — T.
t The word ‘faults’ here implies all the ingredients of the body and not simply wind, bile, and phlegm. — T,
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CHARAKA-SAMHITA.
Vit (salt of that name), and the bark of Dsdima (pomegranates), reduced to powder.
Ghee thus prepared promptly conquers phlegm-born ‘Gulma.’ 139 BHALLATAKA GHRITA.
Two palas of Bhallataka (Semecarpus anacardium), and one pala of (each of) the five roots, having Vidarigandha for their first (viz., Hedysarum Gangeticum , Doodia logopodioides, Solatium Indicum, Sola¬ tium Xantkocarpum, and Tribulus lanuginosus) : pound these together and boil them in water of the measure of an adhaka.* r4°
Boiling should go on till a fourth part of the liquid remains in the vessel. Into the vessel the physician should throw the paste, weighing 2 palas, of each of these, viz., Pippali (Piper longum), Nagara (dry ginger), Vachfi ( Acorus Calamus) Vidanga ( Embelia Ribes), Saindhava (rock-salt), Hingu (assafoetida), Yavacuka (the ashes of green blades of barley), Vit (salt of that name), £athi ( Curcuma Zerumbet), Chitraka (Plumbago Zeylanica), Madhuka (liquorice), and Rasna ( Vanda Roxburghii ).
Pouring then a ‘prastha’ of milk and a ‘prastha’ of clarified butter, the whole should be boiled together.^ 141-142
The Ghrita thus prepared is called ‘Bhallataka Ghrita.’
It is the foremost of all medicines that are curative of phlegmborn ‘Gulma.’ It cures also enlarged spleen, chlorosis, asthma,, disease of the Grahani, and bronchitis. 143
PANCHAKOLA GHRITA.
Take a pala of each of these, viz., Pippali ( Piper longum), Pippalimula (the roots of Piper longum), Chavya (Chavica officinarum), Chitraka (Plumbago Zeylanica ), Nagara (dry ginger), and YavakshSra (the ashes of green blades of barley), and reducing them to a paste,, boil it with a ‘prastha’ of clarified butter and a ‘prastha’ of milk.j
Ghee, thus prepared, cures phlegm-born ‘Gulma.’ It is also alleviative of diseases of the ‘Grahani’, chlorosis, enlarged spleen, cough or bronchitis, and fever. 144- 145
* An ‘adhaka’ implies 8 seers. But, being a fluid, double the measure, or 1 6 seers, should be taken. — Tt Two ‘prasthas’ cf each should be actually taken. — T.
+ Being fluids, double the measures should be actually taken. — T.
CM A RA KA -SAM HIT A.
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MigRAKA SNEHA.
Take a ‘pala’ of each of these, viz., Trivrit ( Convolvulus Turpethum),. and Triphala (the three myrobalans), Danti [Baliospermunt montanum), as also of each of the ten roots {viz., the five roots men¬ tioned in verse 140 above, and the following five, that is, Vilwa or AEgle Marmelos, Syonaka or Bignonia Indica , GSmbhari or Gmelina arborea , Patala or Steriospermum suave-olens, and Ganikarika or Premna serratifolia).
These should be reduced to a paste and boiled with four times as much water.* The boiling should go on till a fourth of the measure remains in the vessel. 146
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