Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

One whose forehead has become red with the smoke ( of the preparations already mentioned ),will never have disorders, arising from wind and phlegm, of the head, or of that part of the body which is above the collar-bone, even when there are powerful causes for producing those disorders.21

Eight are the occasions that are mentioned of inhaling the smoke every day. Those are the times when disorders are generally induced, arising from wind and phlegm.28

* For those physicians who practise the European system of medicine in India and who desire to know the Sanskrit names of the diseases mentioned here but who, from their unacquaintance with Sanskrit, are disinclined to consult the original, the Sanskrit names are given below in the order in which their English equivalents occur : — Gaurava Cirah<jula, Pinasa, Arddhavabhedalca, Karnayula, Akshifula, Kasa, Hikka, Cwasa, Galagraha ( in verse 19 ), Dantadaurvalya, Crotasrava, Ghranasrava, Akshisrava, Putighrana, Asyagandha, Dantacula, Avochaka (in verse 20), Hanugraha, Manyagraha, Kandu, Krimi, Mukliapanduta, Clesmapraseka, Vaiswaryya, Galasundi, Upajihvika ( in verse 21 ), Keqakhalitya, Kecapinjaratya, Keijapatana, Khavatu, Tandra, Budhimoha, and Atinidrata. I have followed Wilson and U. C. Dutt in giving the English equivalents. — T.

f The Commentator explains that although Vrddhajatrujah includes ‘Cirogatah,’ yet the latter are 'trfi* itioned Vige shavidhanartham. Valinopi is explained as valavatkdranani. Dr. Sircar’s translation of this verse (p. 314 of vol. IV. of the Cal. Journal of Medicine ) has been incomplete. — T.

p. 56

CHAR A KA-SAMHITA

After bathing, after eating, after bringing out the phlegm in the throat by artificial means, after sneezing* after cleansing the teeth, after purging the cerebrum by having taken snuff, after applying collyrium to the eyes, and after waking from sleep, the man of prudence will take to smoking.*5 8 By doing this, the parts of his body above the collar-bone will not become liable to diseases of the wind or of the phlegm or of both wind and phlegm. He should, however, drink the smoke on each of the above occasions (number¬ ing eight in all) three times, and repeat it three times*2 T As regards .these eight occasions of smoke during the day, the ftian of intelligence would act wisely by drinking his daily smoke only twice in the day ; and as regards his cooling smoke he should take that only once ; and, lastly, as regards that smoke which causes evacu¬ ations, that should be taken only three or four times.f28 The vindications (effects) of a proper inhalation of smoke are the ..cleansing of the chest, the throat, and all the senses ; the lightness of the head, and the restoration to the normal condition by checking vthe disorders already mentioned ( of the wind, the phlegm and the bile)42® Smoke inhaled at improper times or in excess causes ithese disorders, viz., deafness, blindness, dumbness, hemorrhage, and vertigo.80 If in consequence of the disorders arising from ■the use of smoke (in excess) the wind increase so as to produce .abnormal action of the bile, then in that case the drinking of Ghrita :and the use of oily snuff and collyrium and tarpana would be beneficial. || 81

In hemorrhagic affections from disorders of bile, cooling snuff and collyrium and tarpana should be used ; while in disorders arising from excess of both phlegm and bile, dry snuff and collyrium and tarpana should be used.

* ‘After sneering’ implies sneezing by the use of artificial means such as the applica¬ tion of a blade of grass or a stiff thread of cotton. ‘After cleansing the teeth’ implies the morning, for that is the time when the people of this country wash their teeth.— T.

t There are different kinds of smoke as already said.. The ‘Prayogika’ is the daily smoke ; the ‘Snaihika’ is the cooling smoke : and the ‘Virechaka’ is that which is inhaled for promoting evacuations of every kind. — T.

X I. e., these three are equalised and restored to harmony of action. — T.

|| ‘Tarpanam’ means the application of oil to the eyes. ‘Tatra’ refers to ‘dhumaje jdoshe.’ ‘Pittanugah’ implies ‘vriddhah.’ — T.

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