Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

t Certain vices are known by the name of ‘Vyasanas.’ They are generally classed under two heads, viz. , Kamaja, i. e., born of desire, and ‘Kopaja’, i. e., born of anger. The first includes ten ; these are hunting, gambling, sleep during day, speaking ill of others, addiction to women, inebriety, addiction to dancing, singing, and instrumental music, and purposeless sauntering. The second includes eight ; these are back-biting, rashness, animosity, jealousy, malice, imputing evil motives, wordy disputes, and affray. T.

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In this connection it should be stated that the following indica¬ tions are regarded as constituting wealth of breasts :

They should be neither too high nor too long ; neither too lean, neither too plump :

They should have proportionate teats, and be easy of suck.

Even this is what is called wealth of breasts. i°4

As regards wealth of milk, the following are the indications : colour, smell, taste, and touch conformable to nature ; and dissolv¬ ing completely in water when poured afresh into a vessel of water.

Such milk, in consequence of being natural, conduces to nour¬ ishment and health.

Even this constitutes wealth of milk.

When otherwise, it should be known as diseased. I05

The following are the varieties of milk :

It may be of darkish or red colour ; astringent in taste ; not slimy; of no marked scent ; dry ; thin; frothy; light; agreeable; inducing leanness ; and productive of diseases brought about by (vitiated) wind.

Milk of this kind should be known as affected by wind.i°6

It may be dark, or blue, or yellow, or coppery in colour ; bitter, or pungent, or sour, in taste ;

Endued with the smell of a corpse or of blood ; having too much heat ;

Productive of diseases brought about by (vitiated) bile.

Milk of this kind should be known as affected by bile.I07

It may be very white, endued with exceeding sweetness, or with a slightly saline taste, possessed of the smell of Ghee or oil or fat or marrow, slimy, fibrous, heavier than water and, therefore, sinking in it, and productive of diseases brought about by (vitiated) phlegm.

Milk of this kind should be known as affected by phlegm. r°8

Carefully examining the nature of these three varietes of defects appertaining to milk, emetics and purgatives and enemata of both the oily and the dry kinds should be administered, agreeably to the nature and the defect seen, for correction. i°9

The instructions about the food and the drink of a nurse whose milk has become vitiated are these :

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Her food and drink should consist largely of these, viz., barley, wheat, (^ali-rice (a), Shashti-rice (b), Mudga (c), Harenuka (d), KulatthafeJ Sura ( f), Sauviraka (g), Maireya (k), Medaka ( i), Lacuna(y), and Karanja(£).n°

Thoroughly examining the particular defect in the milk, the remedies should be selected from the above for administration.111

The infusion of the following are regarded as beneficial for drink : Patha(/), Mahaushadha(;«), Suradaru(«), Musta(o), Murva(/), Guduchi(y), V atsakaphala(r), Kiratatikta(r); Katurohini(7), and Sariva(«).

For the same object the administration is desirable of other drugs that are bitter, astringent, pungent, and sweet.

Thus has the subject been expounded of the correction of milk. Examining the particular defect of milk, the correctives should be applied in proper measure and proper time.112 The following promote the secretion of milk, viz., — I

All wines with the exception of Sidhu ;

Potherbs and rice and meat obtained from inhabited places, marshy places, and water ;

a. Rice obtained from paddy of the ordinary red variety.

b. Rice obtained from paddy that is reaped on the expiration of the sixtieth day from that of sowing.

c. Phaseohts Mungo, Linn.

d. Otherwise called Renuka. Piper aurantiacum , Wall.

e. Dolichos unijlorus, Lamk ; syn. Dolichos bijlorus, Roxb.

f. A variety of wine.

g. A variety of wine.

h. A variety of wine.

i. A variety of wine.

j. Allium Sativum, Linn. Garlic.

k. Pogamia glabra, Vent ; syn. Galedupa Indica, Lamk.

l. Cissampelos hernandifolia, Linn. syn. Slephania herandifolia, Walp.

m. A name applied to dry ginger.

n. Cedrus deodara,- Loni ; syn. Pinus deodara, Roxb.

0. Cyperus rotundas, Linn.

p. Sanseviera Zeylanica, Willd ; syn. Sanseviera Roxburghiana, Schult.

q. Tinospora cordifolia, Miers ; syn. Menispermum cordifolium, Willd.

r. Otherwise called Indrayava, The seeds of Holarrhena antidysenterica, R. Br.

s. Agatliotes Cherayta.

t. Picrorrhiza kurroa, Royle.

u. Asclepias preudqsarsa, Roxb ; syn. Hemidesmus Indicus, R. Br. Sariva also means Syamalata, i. e., Ecliites frutescens, Roxb.

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Food that is liquid and that abounds with sweet and sour ingredients ;

Herbs having milky juices ;

The drinking of milk ;

Cessation from labour, (or rest) ; and the drinking of the infusions of Virana(«) Shastika(<5), (^alika(c), Ikshuvalika(rf), Darbha(e), Kuca(/), Kaca(^-), Gundra(/z), Itkatamula(f).

Thus have these drugs been mentioned which promote the secretion of milk. i *3