Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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The translator’s English as printed (Avinash Chandra Kaviratna). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
Or, the ashes of AjwagandhS {Physalis flexuosa), mixed with honey and ghee , may be licked ; or the ashes of the peacock’s leg, mixed with honey and ghee, may be licked. jOr, the ashes of the quills of the porcupine (mixed with honey and 'ghee')., may be taken, ns
Or, the hair of the large porcupine, or that of the ‘Rohaka’ (not identifiable), or that of the blue jay, or that of the osprey, or the horns, the skin, the bones, and the hoofs of animals that are of cloven or uncloven hoofs, should be incinnerated into ashes, and those ashes, mixed with honey and ghee, may be licked by persons afflicted with
* ‘Anupana’ is after-drink. It means vehicle also. What is stated here is that after taking boiled ?ali rice, one should drink the expresse djtiice named, or milk, or ghee, each mixed with the pulvs of the three acrids. — T.
f The ashes of Physalis flexuosa are first thrown into water. The sediment, deposited at the bottom, is taken up and mixed with honey and ghee. In the same way, the ashes obtained by incinnerating the legs of the peacock are thrown into water, and the sediment is taken up and mixed with hor.ey and ghee. — T.
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CH.A RA K A-S AM HIT A.
asthma. The ashes of each, separately, or of all mixed together, are used for the purpose.
The ashes mentioned, thus taken, conquer cough, hiccup, and asthma, of even violent types.* 116-117
Since these varieties of linctus alleviate the provocation of the life-breath called ‘Prana’ whose course is obstructed by (excited)- phlegm, therefore, should these be administered for clearing the obstructed course.
These, however, should not be administered to one in whom the excited phlegm has not obstructed the course of the life-breath. 118
The physician possessed of intelligence should administer emetics unto one who is afflicted with asthma accompanied by cough, as also to one afflicted with asthma accompanied by hoarseness of voice.
In that variety, however, of asthma which is known by the name of ‘Tamaka,’ purgatives (and not emetics) should be administered, accompanied by drugs that are alleviative of excited wind and phlegm.
Purgatives with such drugs should also be administered in ‘Tamaka’ accompanied by hoarseness of voice. Il9
As the waters of a running stream swell up if their course is obstructed (by a dam or otherwise), even so does the wind of one afflicted with hiccup or asthma swells up (becomes violently provoked) when its course becomes obstructed.
Plence, the course (path) of the wind should always be sought to be kept clear (in one who is afflicted with hiccup or asthma). 120
QATYADI PULV.
<^ati ( Curcuma Zerumbef), Choraka {Andropogon acicularis),- Jivanti {Ccdogyne ovalis), Tvak (the bark of Cinamomum Zeylanicum ;, Musta (the tubers of Cypcrus rotundus), Pushkara (the roots so called), Surasa {Ocimum sanctum' , Tiimalaka (otherwise called Bhumygmaka, i. e.
* As regards the ashes of the hair of the animals named, they are taken separately. It is only the ashes of the horns, &c., of the animals indicated, that may be taken either separately or compounded together. — T.
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