Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

Three ‘palas’ of each of the following should be thrown into the strained liquid, viz., Mocharasa (the exudation of Bombax Malabo - ricum), SamangS (Mimosa pudica), and Phalini (otherwise called Priyangu, z) e., Aglaia Roxburghiana) ; also an equal measure (z. e.,

* The pulv is taken of the drugs named first. Honey and rice-water being added, a cooling drink is made of them. — T.

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nine palais) of the pulv of Vatsakavija (the seeds of Holarrhena antidysenterica ).

Boiling all these again, till the contents assume some measure of consistency, that is, begin to stick to the stirring ladle, the vessel should be taken down.

The medicine thus prepared should be taken with either the milkof the goat, or with ‘manda’ of rice, the measure depending, on thestrength of the patient’s digestive fire.

Administered in proper measure and at the proper time, this; medicine conquers the discharge of blood.

When the medicine taken has been digested, the patient should eat (boiled) ‘£ali’ rice with goat’s milk. 21-7-220

This medicine speedily cures Piles that discharge blood, as also diarrhoea characterised by bloody stools, and all diseases eharac-; terised by bloody stools, and all diseases characterised by discharge of blood.

Treatment by this ‘Rasa’ conquers even violent blood-bile of both upward and downward discharge.-)-221

Nilotpala (the flowers of Nymphcea stellata), Samanga ( Mimosa pudica), Mocharasa (exudation of Bombax Malabaricum ), Chandana (red sandal wood), Tila (sesame seeds), and Lodhra ( Symplocos racemosa), should be drunk with goat’s milk. After this, the patient should eat (boiled) ‘£sli’ rice with milk of the same description. 222

The expressed juice of Vastuka ( Chenopodium album),. mixecS with goat’s milk, conquers the discharge of blood.. The meat-juiceof birds and animals also of the wildernessy without admixture of any sour juice or with a very partial admixture of it, produces the same effect. 223

Paths ( Cissampelos hernandifolia), Vatsakavija (the seeds of Holarrhena antidysenterica), Rasanjana (galena, or, as some take it, the extract of Berberis Asiatica), Nagara (dry ginger), YamSni (the seeds of Ptychotis Ajowan), and Vilwa (AEgle marmelos), reduced to pulv and dissolved in water, should be taken by persons afflicted with Piles accompanied by cutting pains. 224 r402r

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DSrbi ( Berber is Asiatica), Kiratatikta [Agathotes Cherayta ), Must'a' (tubers of Cyperus rotundus), and Dusparga (otherwise called DuraIabha, i. e., Hedysarum Alhagi),. reduced to. pulv and dissolved inwater, conquer the discharge of blood.

If the discharge of blood be copious, accompanied by severe pain, then ghee boiled with the four drugs mentioned above should be administered. 225

Ghee boiled with the paste of Kutaja ( Holarrhena antidysenterica ) and Phala (the seeds of the same),

Or, with the flowers of Kegara ( Mesua ferrea ), Nilotpala (the flowers of Nympheea stellata ), Lodhra ( Symplocos racemosa ), and DhStaki ( Woodfordia floribundd), should be administered by the physician in blood)' Piles when these are accompanied by severe pains. 226

Ghee mixed with the expressed juice of pomegranate frui ts and Yavaguka (ashes of green barley shoots), speedily conquers the dis¬ charge of blood (in Piles) accompanied by severe pains. Also

Ghee boiled with Nidigdhika ( Solanum Xanthocarpum ) and Dugdhika {Oxystelma esculentum, syn. Asclepias rosed), possesses the same virtue. 227

The ‘peya’ of fried paddy, boiled with Chukrika ( Rumex vesicarius ), Kegara (the flowers of Mesua ferrea ), and Utpala (the flowers of Nympheea stellata),

Or, with Bala (Sida cordifolia) and Prishniparm (. Doodia logopodioides), speedily oonquers the discharge of blood. 228

Take the decoction of Hrivera {Pavonia odorata), Vilwa (dried fruits of AEgle marmelos ), and Nagara (dry ginger).;, cook it with cheese. Mix the product with Vrikshamla (hog plum) and Dadimamta (the juice of sour pomegranates), or with Amlikamla (tama¬ rind), or with Kolamla (sour jujubes). Or, boil it with Grinjanaka (garlics) and wine, and fry it in Yamaka [ghee and oil).

The patient should drink ‘peya’ (of red ‘£ali’ rice, &c.}, mixed with the above. This drink is an alleviative of diarrhoea characterised by

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bloody stools, ‘£ula’ pains (in the abdomen or stomach), dysentery (white flux), and dropsical swellings. *29-230

If the discharge of blood be copious, ‘Khara’* should be given of 1. KSsmaryya (fruits of Phyllanthus Emblica), 2. of Karvudara {Bauhinia acuminata of the red variety) and PhalSmla (tamarind) ; 3. of Grinjanaka (garlics) and £almali ( Bombax Malabaricum ) ; 4. of Kshirini (otherwise called Dugdhika, i. e., Asclepias rosea) ; 5. of Chukrika ( Rumex vesicarius) ; 6. of the buds of Nyagrodha ( Ficus Bengalensis) ; and of the flowers of Kovidara ( Bauhinia variegata of the species).

The ‘Khara’ should, in each case, be boiled with the cream of curds. 231-232

The blades of PalSndu (the onion plant), boiled in whey, or Upodika (the potherb called Basella rubra ) mixed with sour jujubes, or the soup of Masura (the seeds of Vicia lens), should be given; to the patient when there is discharge of blood. 233