Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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For such a person (z. e., one who has fasted), the meat-juice pre¬ pared with the flesh of wild animals, unmixed with oils, and mixed with the juice of Parushaka {the fruits of Grewia Asiatzca), Mridwika otherwise called Braksha (grapes), and Dadima (pomegranates), and Amalaka (the fruits of Phyllathus Emblica ), may be prescribed. r33 Food that consists of ‘^aii’ rice that is red, or white, or called ‘MahS,’ or that is called ‘Shashtika,’ is commendable (for such a person). These should be old and well-boiled.* J34
Amongst barley, wheat, and ‘£ali’ rice, that which may be assimi¬ lable should be given unto those who are not accustomed to take ‘£ali’ rice, or those in whose constitution the phlegm predominates.f 13s One afflicted with Erysipelas should avoid such food and drink as cause a burning sensation, or as are composed of hostile ingredi¬ ents, as also sleep at day-time, indulgence in wrath, physical exercise, and exposure to the heat of the sun or fire, or to the wind.J l3&
Amongst the courses of treatment laid down above, that which is cooling should be adopted in Erysipelas characterised by bile ; that which is dry should be adopted in Erysipelas characterised by phlegm ; and that which is oily should be adopted in Erysipelas born of wind. i37
That course of treatment which is alleviative of wind and bile is beneficial in Erysipelas of that variety which is called ‘Agni’ (fiery).
That, again, which is alleviative of phlegm and bile, is generally beneficial in that Erysipelas which is called ‘Karddama.’ 138
The physician conversant with the requirements of the time should treat that variety of Erysipelas which is called ‘Granthf and which is f Of course, those that are accustomed to ‘Qali’ rice should be given ‘Qalf rice. It is only as regards those that aTe not accustomed to it, that the ‘physician should select what'to give from among barley, wheat, and ‘£ali’ rice. That should be given which is assimilable. — T.
* ‘Supariplutah’ may mean ‘well-developed.’ As "none but well-devoloped grains of ipaddy are taken, the meaning of the word here is, probably, ‘well-boiled.’ — T.
$ Gangadhara reads ‘Vyayama’ (meaning physical exercise) for ‘Vyavaya’ ; i. sexnal congress. His reading',‘pratapa’ for ‘pravata’ is incorrect. — T,
p. 203
*l6o8 CHIKITSASTHANA. [visarPA, characterised by predominance of blood and bile, with such drugs as are dry (that is, unmixed with oils and ghees), fasts, sprinkling, plas¬ ters made of the five barks, blood-letting, leeches, emetics, purgatives, and decoctions* of drugs that are of astringent or bitter taste. 139-14° Unto one that is afflicted with that variety of Erysipelas which is called ‘Granthi,’ treatment alleviative of (excited) wind and phlegm is beneficial, after one’s system has been corrected by emetics and .purgatives and one’s blood let out (by the application of leeches). H1 For persons afflicted with Erysipelas of the ‘Granthi’ variety, 'accompanied by ‘£ula’ pains, poultices made of hot ‘UtkSrika,’ as also ‘VesavSra’ mixed with oils and ghees, is beneficial. f 142
In Erysipelas of the ‘Granthi’ variety, accompanied by ‘£ula’ pain, the part affected should be sprinkled over with oil that has been boiled with (the decoction as also the paste of) the group of ten roots, while still (agreably) hot ;
Or, with the oils, heated, that have been laid down as alleviative of leucoderma, and that have been mixed with boiled (alkaline) ashes. *43
[In the text, ‘Kushtha-tailena’ occurs in the singular. More oils than one have, however, been laid down in the Lesson on Leuco¬ derma as alleviative of that ailment. The alkaline ashes, as ex¬ plained by Gangadhara, are first boiled in water of six times their measure, and then mixed with the oils mentioned. The oil is to be sprinkled over while agreeably hot.]
I.n the same variety of Erysipelas, the affected part may also be sprinkled over with cow’s urine ; or with the decoction of ‘Patra’ .(leaves of Cinnaiuomum Tamala), unmixed with oils, and while (agreeably) hot ; or, plasters may be applied of Agwagandha (Phy- ■salis flexuosa ) reduced to paste and agreeably heated. 144
[Gangadhara notes that the Agwagandha directed to be used is ‘Krishna- AcwagandhS,’ i. e., the black variety of the plant.]
Or, the part affected by Erysipelas of the ‘Granthi’ variety, may
* The Bengal and Bombay editions read ‘Ghritaih’ {ghees') for Kwathaih. The meaning 'there would be ‘with ghees medicated with drugs that are astringent and bitter.’
+ ‘Utkarika, as explained previously, is made of the flour of wheat or barley, boiled in water. ‘Vesavara’ is flesh divested of bones, reduced to paste, boiled in water, and mixed -with treacle, ghee, and the pulv of black pepper, &c.— T.
LESSON XXL]
CHAR A KA - SAM HIT A
r6o£ b’e plastered over with the paste, heated on fire, oF dry Mulaka' (radishes), or with that of (the bark of) NaktSmala (otherwise called1 ‘Dahar-Karanja,’ i. e., Pongamia glabra), or with that of Vibhitaka' ( Terminalia Bellerica ). 145
[The paste, in every case, should be heated on fire, before applied as a plaster on the affected part.]
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