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

A decoction of Drdkskd and Aragvadha , or - of Kds'marya , or of the drugs of sweet, bitter or astringent groups mixed with sugar and used, when cold, would alleviate thirst and the severe burning sensation of the body (in a case of Pittaja fever). The contents of the stomach should be vomited out by large draughts of cold water saturated with honey whereby thirst (in a case of Pittaja fever) would be alleviated. Milk duly cooked with the decoction (of barks or twigs) of the Kshiri- Vriksha (milk-exuding trees), or with Chandana or with any other cooling drugs should be used cold (both internally ahd externally) as a relief for an internal sensation of burning in a case of Pittaja fever. 8$ — 87.

Draughts of water with Padmaka, Y ashti-madhu y

* Yashti-madhu is comprised in the drugs of the Utpalddi group. Hence in preparation of this deeoction, two parts of Yashti-madhu should be taken.

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Drdkshd , Paundarika (white lily), Utpala, parched barley, Us'ira , Samangd and Kdsmari fruit steeped therein and stirred and kept overnight and then mixed and taken with honey (in the morning) would give relief from fever and burning sensation and a plaster of the same drugs should be applied over the scalp in a case of fever accompained by dryness of the tongue, the palate, the throat and of the Kloma. Pastes of the polens or filaments (Kes'ara) of Mdtulunga mixed with honey and Saindhava salt, or of Dddima mixed with sugar, Drdkshd and Kharjura (date) as well as gargles prepared from these drugs should be retained in the mouth with a view to removing its bad taste. 88—89.

Sams'amana decoctions for KaphaJa Jwara : — A decoction of Saptachchhada , Guduchi , Nimba and Sphurjaka mixed with honey, or of Trikatu y N dga-Kes ara, Haridrd , Katurohini and Indra - yava } or of Chitraka , Harid?d y Nimba , , Us’ira , , Ativishd , Vacha ) Kushtha , Indra-yava , Murvd and Patola mixed with honey and pulverised Maricha (black pepper) should be given in a case of Kaphaja fever. A decoction of Sdrivd , Ativishd , Kushtha , Puru (Guggulu), Durdlabhd and Musta> or of Musta , Vrikshaka-seeds (Indra-yava), Tri-phald, Katurohini and Parushaka will be found to be equally efficacious in the case of Kaphaja fever. 90—94.

Treatment of Kapha- V^tajaJwaras—

A decoction of the component members of the Rdja * vrikshidi group mixed with honey and taken in due course, would readily prove curative in a case of fever due to the concerted action of Vita and Kapha. The exhibition of the decoction of Ndgara , Dhanydka , Bhdrgi, Ab/tayd, Devaddru Vachd , Parpataka , Mu$ta x Bkufika ,

Chap. XâXIX*] UTfARA-TANTkA.

*95 and Katphala mixed with honey and Hingu (asafcetida) would’ be attended by almost instantaneous benefit in the present type of fever accompanied with bronchitis, cough, asthma, constriction of the throat, hic-cough, swelling in the throat and aching pain at the chest and at the sides. 95 — 96.

Pftta-Sieshmaja Jwaras— A decoction duly prepared with Eld, Patola , Tri-phald , Yashtydhva , and Vrisha (Vdsaka) and mixed with honey, or one of Katuka , Vijayd , ( Haritaki ), Drdkshd , Musta and Par - pataka, or of Bhdrgi , Vacha, Parpataka , Dhanydka , Hingu , Abhayd, Ghana, Ndgaia and Kdsmarya mixed with honey would prove efficacious in a case of fever due to the combined action of the deranged Pitta and Sleshmrf. Similarly two Tola-measure of powdered Katuka and sugar dissolved in warm water proves curative equally in a case of the present type. 97 — 100.

A decoction of Bhu-nimba, Guduchi, Drdkshd , Amalaki and S'athi mixed with treacle, or of Rdsnd, Vrisha (Visaka), Tn-phala and fruits of Rdja-vriksha proves curative in a case of fever due to the combined action of the deranged Vtfyu and Pitta 101— 102.

Drugs and therapeutic agents remedial to each of the specific deranged Doshas involved in a case of the Tri-doshaja type should be employed in combination for cure according to the predominance of each Dosha. A potion of milk duly boiled with VriscJtika (white Punamavi), Varshdbhu (red PunarnavS), Vilva and water, but from which the water hp entirely evaporated would prove curative in Tri-doshaja fever. The pith and marrow of a S'irisha tree duly mixed with milk (Weighing eight times that of the drug) and with water weighing three times that of the milk, should be boiled down to the quantity of the milk which, if administered

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