Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

Those combinations of which I shall speak in the Division called ‘Kalpa’ as alleviative of phlegm and bile, are prescribable for persons ■afflicted with Erysipelas.

They are the foremost of all remedies for alleviating those faults. 73 The physician endued with intelligence should administer the decoction of the tubers of Musta {Cy penis rotundus), Nimba {Melia Azadirachta ), and the leaves of Patola {Trichosanth.es dioica) ; or of Chandana (red sandal wood) and Utpala {Nymphcea stellata), or of SarivS {Ichnocarpus frutescens), the fruits of Amalaka {Phylldnthus Emblica ), Ushira (the roots of Andropogon muricatus), and Musta (the tubers of Cyperus rotundus'',.

These are well-tested remedies for conquering Erysipelas.

For the alleviation of Erysipelas, the decoction of also the follow¬ ing drugs may be given :

KirStatiktaka ( Agathotes cherayta ), Lodhra {Symplocos racemosa), Duralabha ( Hedysarum Alhagi ), Chandana (red sandal wood), Nagara (dry ginger', Padmakinjalka (the filaments of the lotus), Utpala (the flowers of Nymphcea stellata ), Vibhitaka (seeds of Terminalia bellerica), Madhuka (liquorice) and Nfigapush'pa (otherwise calledNagakecara, i. e., Mesua ferrea ). 74-76

The decoction may also be drunk of Prapaundarika (the root-stock of Nymphcea lotus), Madhuka (liquorice), Padmakinjalka (the fila¬ ments of the lotus), Utpala (the flowers of Nymphcea stellata), Nagapushpa (the flowers of Mesua ferrea ), and Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa).* 77

The infusion, by exposure to the night-air, of the following, viz., DurSlabha {Hedysarum Alhagi ), Parppataka {Oldenlandia Corymbosa), Gucluchi {Tinospora cordifolia), and Vigwabhesaja (dry ginger), should be given for allaying the thirst of one afflicted with Erysipelas.-|- 78

The infusion also, by exposure to the night night-air, of the fol- - lowing, may be given for alleviation of Erysipelas, viz.,

* ‘Tenaiva vidhinapivef implies that the decoction of these is to be taken as that of the drugs mentioned in the previous verse. — T.

*j* For ‘Duralabha’ some editions read ‘DrSksha,’ meaning grapes. — T.

LESSON XXI.]

CHA RAKA-SA MBIT A.

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Patola (the leaves of Trichosanthes dioica), Pichumardda (otherwise called Nimba, i. e., Melia Azadirachta ), Darbbi (Berber is asiaticd ), Katukarohini ( Picrorrhiza Kurroa ), Yashti (liquorice), and TrSyamSna (the seeds of the fruits of Ficus heterophylld). 79

The infusion of Patola ( Trichosanthes dioica ) and the rest mentioned in the verse above may be given mixed with ghee and the pulv of Trivrit ( Convolvulus Turpethum) ; or, it may be given with the pulv ■of the seeds of Masura ( Cicer lens) mixed with ghee. 80

One afflicted with Erysipelas should be made to drink the decoc¬ tion of the leaves of Patola (Trichosanthes dioica) and that of Mudga (the seeds of Phaseolus Mungo), mixed with ghee, ox the expressed juice of Amalaka (the fruits of Phyllanthus Emblica ), mixed with ghee. 81

The physician, possessed of wisdom, should administer, for the alleviation of Erysipelas, the ghee called ‘Mahaukta’ which has been laid down as curative of leucoderma born of bile. 82

[The composition of this ghee has been explained in the Lesson VII on Leucoderma, ante, of this Division.]

For the alleviation of Erysipelas, the physician, possessed of in¬ telligence, should also administer ‘TrayamSna Ghrita,’ whose effects have been well-tested, and whose composition has been explained in the Lesson on Gulma (abdominal tumours).* 83

For purging one afflicted with Erysipelas, the physician should administer the pulv of Trivrit (Convolvulus Turpethum ), stirring the same in ghee, or in milk, or in hot water, or in the expressed juice of dried grapes.

These are well-tested drinks which are curative of Erysipelas.

Or, the physician may administer the decoction of Trayamani. (the fruits of Ficus heterophylld), mixed with milk, as a purgative. 84-85 For the alleviation of Erysipelas as also of fever, the physician should administer the decoction of the three myrobalans, mixed with ghee and the pulv of Trivrit (Convolvulus Turpethuni), for purging the patient 86

Or, the expressed juice of Amalaka (the fruits of Phyllanthus ' Emblica ), mixed with ghee, should be administered.

* Vide Lesson V, 1 202 e, of this Division. — T.

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CHJKITSASTHANA.

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Unto one whose bowels are highly constipated, the same may be administered, mixed with the pulv of Trivrit {Convolvulus Turpestkuin). This remedy proves highly beneficial in purging such a person. 87

If (in Erysipelas) the fault or faults excited are seen to be accu¬ mulated in the stomach, then this very medicine {viz., the expressed juice of the fruits of Phyllanthus Emblica, mixed with ghee and the pulv of Convolvulus Turpethuni) should be given. If the blood be vitiated in the branches (of the trunk), i. e., in the arms and legs, the vitiated blood should then be let out at the outset. 88

If the blood has been vitiated by the wind, the physician should take it out by means of (hollow) horns at the outset ;

or, if the blood has been vitiated by the bile, it should, at the- out¬ set, be taken out by applying leeches ;