Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

Priyanguka ( Aglaia Roxburghiana), Chandana ( Pterocarpus santa¬ linus), Lodhra ( Symplocos racemosd), £ariva ( Echites frutescens ), Madhuka (Bassia latifolia), Musta (tubers of Cyperus rotundus), Abhaya ( Chebulic myrobalans ), and Dhataki ( Grislea tomentosa), should be pounded and soaked in water. Into the infusion thus obtained should be thrown a little of Saurastra earth. It should then be strained (through a piece of clean cloth). The infusion, drunk with sugar and water in which has been washed ‘Shastika’ rice, is highly beneficial in checking blood-bile. 8o

If, by (administering) the diverse preparations . of ‘Kashayas’ as mentioned above, the patient’s digestive fire be kindled and his phlegm conquered, without the blood-bile becoming alleviated, and if the wind be excited, then that which should be done is laid down below. 8i

For (internal) administration the following are foremost : goat’s milk, or vaccine milk, boiled with five times as much water (and taken down when the water has evaporated and the measure of milk only remains), mixed with sugar and honey ;

* I give the substance of the verse, because the original is exceedingly terse. 'RaktStiyoga’ means excess or aggravation of blood, i. e., blood-bile, for this disease is the result o an abnormal increase of blood. — T.

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CHARAKA-SAMHITA.

Or, the milk should be boiled with the group of drugs beginning with Vidarigandha {Convolvulus paniculatus) ; 82

[The group beginning with Vidarigandha consists of these, viz., t. Vidari {Convolvulus panieulatus), 2. Sahadeva (otherwise called1 Berela, i. e.r Sida cordifolia ), 3. Vigwadeva (otherwise called Gorakshachakule, i. e., Sida spinosa , 4. £wadangstra {Tribulus lanuginosus), 5, Prithakparni {Doodia lagopodioides), 6. £atSvari {Asparagus racemo sus), 7. Sariva {Ex kites frnteseens), 8v Krishna-sariva {Echites frutescens of tfre dark variety', 9. Jivaka (not identifiable, Guduchi or Tinospora cordifolia being used as a substitute), 10. Rishabhaka (not identifiable, Vangalochana or bambu-manna being used instead), Mahasaha (otherwise called Mashaparni, i. e., Glycine debilis), 12. Kshudrasaha (Phaseolus trilobus), 13. Vrihati {Solanum Indicum),. Kantakfiri {Solanum Xmvthocarpu m ), 15. Punarnava {Boerhavia diffusa), 16. Eranda {Ricinus communis), 17. Hansapâdi {Cissus pedatus , 18. Vrischika {Tragia involucrata), and 19. Rishabha {Mucuna pruriensfl

Or, the milk should be boiled with Draksha • (grapes) or with Nagaraka (dry ! ginger) ; or with Bala {Sida cordifolia) -, or with Gokshura {Tribulus lanuginosus) ;

Or, the milk should be given, boiled with Jivaka (not identified^ Tinospora cordifolia being used instead); Rishabhaka (not* identified, bambu-manna being used ' instead) ; and mixed with ghee and sugar. 83

Or, the milk should be boiled with £atavari {Asparagus raccmosus'), and Gokshura {Tribulus lanuginosus), or with the Parnis {viz., 1. £filaparni, i. e., Hedysarum Gangeticuin, 2. Prishniparni, L e., Doodia lago¬ podioides, 3. Mudgaparni, i. e., Phaseolus trilobus, and 4. Mashaparni, i. e., Glycine debilis). This drink quickly checks aggravated blood with either an upward or downward course, especially that blood which escapes through the urethra causing severe pain. 84

When the aggravated blood escapes, in special, through the anal canal, milk boiled with Mocharasa (exudation of Bonibax Malabaricum ), or with the hanging roots of Bata {Ficus Indica), or with the sprouts of Bata {Ficus Indica ), or with Hrivera ( Pavonia odorata ), or with Nilotpala ( Nymphcea stellata), or with Nagara (dry ginger), is regarded beneficial. 8S

Or, causing the patient to drink at first the various ‘Kashayas’

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(decoctions), mentioned above, with milk, the physician should give him <£ali rice with milk ;

Or, the patient should drink ghee boiled with these ‘Kashayast’ when the discharge of blood is excessive. 86

VASA-GHRITAM.

Taking the decoction of Vasa (Justicia Adhatoda ) with its branches, leaves, roots, and flowers, and the paste also of the same, ghee should be cooked. Mixed with honey, this ghee quickly alleviates, aggravated blood. 87

Ghee , boiled with the expressed juice of the root-stalks of the. leaves of PalSga ( Butea frondosa ), and the paste of the same* or ghee, boiled with the expressed juice of the root-stalks of the leaves of Madhu (Bassia latifolia) and the paste of Vatsaka: (seeds of Holarrhena antidysenterica ),