Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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Lava and others included within the class called Vishkira, as also those called Pratuda and those others styled Jangala, are light, cooling, and sweet-astringent. These are beneficial for human beings in such excitements of all the faults as are distinguished by predominance of bile, a lesser measure of wind, and a still lesser one of phlegm.
Vishkiras, in respect of their beneficial effects, are slightly inferior to Prashas.60-61
The flesh of the goat is neither very cool, nor very heavy, nor very oily. It does not excite any of the faults. In consequence, again, of its capacity for assimilation with the elements of the human body, it does not restrain the secretions and thereby
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produce heaviness and fulness of the body. It is also, on that account, nutritive.02
The flesh of sheep is sweet and cool. It is, therefore, heavy, but nutritive.68
Individual animals of both the species, viz., goats and sheep, differ from one another in consequence of the difference of their habits (for while some live in marshes, others live on dry land, and others live sometimes in marshy and sometimes on dry land). The properties of their flesh, therefore, are not the same as those which have been indicated above of the flesh of the species in general.*64
In consequence of especial properties residing in some kinds of flesh, instructions are laid down in detail.
The flesh of the peacock is exceedingly beneficial for the eye, the ear, intelligence, the digestive fire, the consequences of age, complexion, voice, and period of life.
It is, besides, strength-giving and wind-destroying. It in¬ creases also the semen.06
The flesh of swans and geese is heavy, hot, oily, and sweet ; it improves the voice, complexion, and strength.
It is nutritive and increases the vital seed.
It is also destructive of wind.60
The flesh of those animals which have claws for their weapons {viz., the cock) is oily and hot; it increases the semen and improves the voice. It promotes strength highly. It is destructive of wind and produces perspiration.f67
* The sense seems to be this : the properties, that have been stated in general of the species, do not belong to every individual of the species, for the habits of individual ani¬ mals differ. — T.
+ * Swedana ’ is that whieh produces perspiration and thereby removes stiffness and heaviness of the body. See ante, p. 244. — T.
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The flesh of such animals as live in regions scantily supplied with water or in regions of a marshy character is neither very heavy, nor very hot, nor very sweet.88
The flesh of the francoline partridge soon subdues such ex¬ citement of the three faults as is characterised by a predominance of wind.69
The flesh of the Kapinjala, in consequence of its properties of coolness, sweetness, and lightness, is applauded (as a remedy) in all diseases due to excitement of bile, as also in those due to excitement of phlegm when both exist with hemorrhage and a mild excitement of wind.*70
The flesh of the Lava is astringent, sweet, and light ; it in¬ creases the strength of the digestive fire. It alleviates excitement of all the faults. On assimilation, it becomes bitter.71
The flesh of the Iguana is, on assimilation, sweet. In taste, it is astringent-pungent. It alleviates both wind and bile. It promotes nutrition, and increases strength.72
The flesh of the porcupine is sweet-sour. On assimilation it has been said to be pungent. It is destructive of wind and bile ; and alleviates consumption and asthma.73
The flesh of domestic pigeons is astringent-sweet in taste, and cooling, and alleviates hemorrhage arising from excitement of bile. On assimilation it is sweet. 74
Wild pigeons are slightly lighter than domestic ones. They are cooling, drying, and slightly softer.-)-75
The flesh of the parrot is astringent-sour on assimilation. It is dry and cooling. It is beneficial in pulmonary consumption and
* ‘ Pitta-9leshma-vikareshu ’ is explained as ‘ Pitta-vikareshu ’ and ‘cleshma-vikaleshu ‘sarakteshu ’ and ‘manda-vateshu ’ have reference to both. It may also mean ‘ in the diseases due to excitement of bile and phlegm, existing with a mild excitement of wind, &c.’ — T.
f ‘ Sangrahi’ or Grahi ’ are those objects which dry up the fluids of the body— Tp. 343 phthisis. It is capable of drying up the fluids of the body. Besides, it is light and increases the digestive fire.76
The hare is astringent, soft, dry, and cooling; on assimila¬ tion, it is pungent. It is, again, light. Agreeable in taste, it is a well-known remedy in diseases due to such excitement of all the faults in which the wind is excited only partially.77
Chatakas (sparrows) are sweet and oily. They increase the strength and the vital seed. They alleviate diseases due to ex¬ citement of all the faults. They are, besides, capable of alleviating the wind in especial. They bring on vigour and energy and cure the loss of virile power.*78
Those animals of the deer species which are known as Enas are sweet in taste, and sweet on assimilation. They are capable of alleviating excitement of all the faults together. Beneficial to the system, they are light and restrain both stools and urine. They are, again, known to be cooling.70
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