An English Translation of the Sushruta Samhita, Vol. III: Uttara-tantra — trans. Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna (1916)

medical treatment of Plihodara (enlargement of spleen) and known as Shadanga-Ghrita * proves equally curative in cases of Vitaja-Ktfsa. Clarified butter duly cooked with the drugs of the Viddri-gandhddi group, or with the expressed juice of Vdsaka , would also prove beneficial. Applications of purgatives with any Sneha, as well as those of AsthaJpana or Anuvrfsana-Vasti are recommended. Inhalation of Snaihika (oleaginous) Dhnma as well as potions of lukewarm clarified butter, gruels duly cooked with meat-essence, milk and lambatives saturated with clarified butter, may be taken with advantage in such a case. 20.

Treatment of Kaphaja Ksfsa s— Cases of Kaphaja-Kâa readily yield to the use of emetics, purgatives, medicinal head-purgatives, medicinal gargles, hot and pungent lambatives as well as the inhalation of smoke (Dhuma). Any articles of food which are emaciating (/.*?,, light, percifying and small in quantity and even fasting) should more particularly be beneficial. A case of cough due to the action of the deranged bodily Kapha is relieved by the use of Tri-katu, f or of clarified butter duly cooked with the expressed juice of Krimighna .] (Vidanga) or with the expressed juice of the leaves of Nirgundi . 2t.

A clarified butter duly cooked in combination with twice as much juice of Nidigdhikd (Kantikdri) and with the Kalka of Pdthd, Vit-salt , Vyos/ia , Vidanga , Sain* t According to Vdgbhata the clarified butler should be duly cooked with the Kalka of Tri-katu and with the decoction (Rasa) of Vidanga.

* For Shadanga-ghrita, see chapter XIV, Para i 8. It is better known as Shatpalaka-Ghrita.

t Some take ‘Krimighna’ to mean Vidanga, others take it to mean any antiparaaitic drug, viz., the drugs of the Sttrasidi-gana.— Dallaga. The infusion or decoction of Vidanga .should be used if its expressed ’^ice be not available.— -/£/#

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dhava , Tri-kantaka (Gokshura), Rdsnd, Chitraka, Vald, S'rittgi, Vachd , Mustd, Deva-ddm , Durdlabhd , Bhdrgi, Abhayd and S*atki, proves curative in asthma, dulncss of digestion, hoarseness, as well as the violent attacks of the five different types of cough. 22,

Pittaja and Kshayaja Kasa s — A case of cough of the Pittaja-type, as well as the one due to the wasting (Kshaya) brought about by sexual excess, yields to the use every morning of the clarified butter, duly cooked with the decoction of the drugs of the Viddri-gaadhddi , Utpalddi , SdrivAdi and the Madhura (i.e. Kikolyâdi) groups and with the expressed juice of sugar-cane, water, milk and with the drugs of the Kdkolyddi group as Kalka and with the addition of sugar as an after-throw. The three cases vis., Pittaja, Kshataja (ulccr-orignicd) and Kshayaja (due to any wasting process in the system) of Kasa are relieved by the use of the compound prepared with Kkarjura , Bhdrgi y Pippali , Piydla , Madhulikd . Eld and Amalaka mixed in equal parts, and taken with a copious quantity of clarified butter, honey and sugar. 23 — 24.

Cases of the Kshataja (ulcerated) or Kshayaja (consumptive) Kisa, would become amenable to the use of a compound consisting of the equal parts of Raktd (Manjishthd), Haridra , Anjana (antimony), Chitraka ) Pdthd , Murvd and Pippali pounded together and taken with honey, or of clarified butter duly cooked with the expressed juice of sugar-cane. Amalaka powder duly cooked with milk and taken in combination with clarified butter would prove efficacious. Persons afflicted with the three types of cough may take with (benefit the fine powders of wheat, barley as well as of the drugs of the Kdkolyddi group, with milk and clarified butter. Treacle boiled with water should be taken,

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when cold, with honey and with Markka taken at intervals by biting it. 25 — 28

Kalayana-Guda s— Three Prastha measures of the expressed juice of Amalaka and half a Tula measure (six seers and a half) of treacle should be duly cooked with eight-Pala-wcight of powdered Trivrit (lightly fried) with eight-Pala measures of oil. Powdered Granthika (Pippali-roots), Chavya, Jiraka, Vyosha , Gajapippali , Havas hd, A/amodd , Vidanga , Saindhava , Triphald , Yamdni , Patha , Chitraka and Dhdnya > each weighing a Pichu weight (two Tolds) should then be added to it as an after-throw and the whole compound should be scented with the three scented drugs (Tvak, El a and Patra). The patient should take an Aksha (two Tola) weight of this preparation. The medicine thus prepared is called Kalyana'ka Guda and it proves curative in cases of Grahani, cough, asthma, hoarseness of voice and phthisis. It serves to improve appetite, increase the semen of males and remove sterility in females. There is no special restriction about the regimen of diet and conduct when it is used. 29.