An English Translation of the Sushruta Samhita, Vol. I: Sutrasthanam — trans. Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna (1907)
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Similarly, the flesh of the Chamara is demulcent, cures an attack of cough, is sweet in taste and digestion and subdues the deranged Vayu and Pittam. The flesh of the Srimara is heavy and spermatopoietic, leaves an astringent after-taste in the mouth and tends to subdue the deranged Vayu and Pittam. The flesh of the boar (Baraha) or common pig is constructive, tonic, spermatopoietic and diaphoretic, and imparts a greater strength to the system. It is heavy (as regards digestion), demulcent, cooling, refrigerant, and pleasant, and destroys the deranged Va)^. The flesh of the rhinoceros has an astringent taste, and is pleasing to one's departed manes in the shape of an oblation (Pitryam). It is sacred, imparts longevity, tends to suppress the discharge of urine, produces a condition of parchedness in the organism, and destroys the deranged Vayu and Kapham. The flesh of the Gokarna is sweet, demulcent, mild (soft), sweet in digestion and proves curative in cases of haemoptysis, and generates Kapham in the system.
The Plava Croup :— Birds such as the 62
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Hansa, Sarasa, Kraimcha, Chakravaka, Kurura (belong also to the Prasaha group) Kadamva, Karandava, Jivan Jivaka, Vaka, Valaka, Pimdarika, Plava, Sararimukha, Nandimukha, Madgu, Utkrosha, Kachdksha, Mallikaksha, Shuklaksha, Puslikarashdyika, Kon^laka, Amviikukkiitika, Megharava and Shvetacharana etc. belong to the Plava family. These birds are found to move about in large flocks.
IVIetrical Text : — The flesh of any one of this family is cooling, demulcent, and spermatopoietic and destroys the deranged Vayu. It proves beneficial in cases of h9emopt5^sis, is sweet in taste and of digestion, and is possessed of laxative and diuretic properties. The flesh of the Hansa is heavy (of digestion), heatmaking, sweet and demulcent. It tends to improve the voice and complexion, and imparts strength to the system. It is spermatopoietic, tissue-building and tonic, and proves curative in nervous diseases (V^ta-Vikara).
The Conchifcrous (Koshastha) Species : — Animals such as, the Shankha, Shankhanakha (a species of small bivalve molluscs), Shukti, Shambuka and Bhalluka, etc., belong to the Koshastha (conchifcrous) group.
The Pa'dina Species :- Animals such as, the tortoise, alligator, crab, black crab, porpoise, etc., belong to this species.
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Metrical Texts : — The flesh of animals of the Shankha and Kiirma orders is sweet in taste and digestion, cooling* in its potency, demulcent, and beneficial to stool and the Pittam. It destroys the deranged Vayu and produces Kapham. Of these, the spectes of black crab is strength-giving and heat-making in its potency, and tends to destroy the deranged Vayu. The white species is laxative and diuretic in its effect, and tends to bring about an adhesion of fractured bones (or produces fermentation). It destroys the Vayu and Pittam.
The Piscatory Order : — The piscatory group may be roughly divided into two broad subdivisions, such as the Marine and the River (fresh water) fish. The species such as the Rohita, Pathina, Patala, Rajiva, Varmi, Gomatsya, Krishna-Matsya, Vagunjara, Murala, Sahasra-danstra, etc., belong to the fresh water family.
Metrical Texts : — The fresh M^ater (Xadeya) fish (river fish) are sweet in taste, heavy of digestion, bring on haemoptysis and destroy the deranged Vayu. They are heat-making in their potencies, spermatopoietic and demulcent and tend to reduce the quantity of stool. Of these, the Rohita leaves an astringent after-taste, and destroys the deranged Vayu. This species lives on such aquatic plants and herbs as grow in fresh-water poolsp. 492 and do not inordinately generate Pittam. The Pathinas produce Kapham and are spermatopoietic. They are carnivorous and somnolent' in their habits, tend to vitiate the blood and the Pittam, and originate dermal affections. The species of fish known as the Murala is constructive, tonic, spermatopoietic and galactagoguic. Fish bred in tanks or ponds are palatable to the taste and demulcent in their effect, while those reared in large lakes are usually found to gain in strength and size, while the species reared in shallow water is weak and stunted.
The Sarnudra (Marine) Species :~
The Timi, Timingila (a species of large whales) Kulisha, Paka matsya, Niralaka, Nandi-Varalaka, Makara, Gargarka, Chandraka, Mahamina, and Rajiva etc., constitute the family of marine fish.
Metrical Texts : — Sea fish are heavy, demulcent, and sweet, and do not inordinately produce Pittam. They are heat-making (in their potency), and spermatopoietic and beneficial to the stool, and destroy Vayu and generate Kapham.
Sea fish are extremely strength-giving in their effect owing to the fact of their living on animal food. Fresh water fish are possessed of greater tissue-building properties than their marine kindred, while those which are found in wells and Chuntis
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