Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

The expressed juice of mango-seeds, that of Samanga ( Mimosa pudicci), that of Dhataki ( Grislea tomeniosa), the exudation of Bombax Malabaricum , that of Lodhra ( Symplocos racemosa), the juice of DrakhS ( Vitis vinifera ), that of Ikshu ( Saccharum officinarum), milk, or the expressed juice of Durva (Panicum Dactylon) that of the roots of Duralabha ( Hedysarum Alh'agi), that of the roots of Palandu (onion)1, or that the flowers of Dâdimva {Punic a granatum ) ; 9s -99

The oil of the seeds of Piyala ( Buchanania latifolid), Madhuka (liquorice) boiled in water, vaccine milk, ghee obtained from the milk of the buffalo or the goat and boiled with milk four times its measure, and mango seeds, {Echites frutescens ), Kamala ( Nymphcea lotus )

and Utpala ( Nymphcea stelleta).* 100

Bhadragiya (white sandal wood), Lohita-chandana (red. sandal wood), Prapaundarika (root-stock, of Nymphcea lotus), Kamala ( Nym¬ phcea lotus), Utpala ( Nymphcea stellata), Ugira (roots of Andropogon muricatuvi ), Vanira ( Calamus rotang', Jala (otherwise called Bala, i. e. Pavonia odorata ), Mrinala (stalks of lotus and other plants of the same species), Sahasraviryya {Panicum Dactylon), Madhuka (liquorice), Payasya (a bulb of the onion tribe, otherwise called Kshirakakoli), the- roots of £ali (well-known paddy of that name) Ikshu ( Saccharum officinarwri), the roots of Yavasa ( Hedysarum Alhagi), those of GundrS

* Ghee obtained from the milk of the buffallo or the goat is to be boiled with vaccine milk of the measure mentioned, as also with the decoction and the paste of mango-seeds and the other articles named, — T.

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CHARAKA-SAMHITA.

[Panicum uliginosuni ), those of Nala ( Arunda kart a', those of Kugtt {Poa cynosuroides), those of Kaga ( Saccharum spontaneuni), Kuchan- ■dana (otherwise called Bakam, i. e., Ccesalpina Sappan ), (^aivala ( Vallisneria octandra ), Ananta ( Asclepias pseudosarsa), Kalanusfiryya (probably a species of lichen), the roots of Trina (otherwise called Gandha-trina, i. e., Andrapogon schcenanthus), Riddhi (not identifiable, Bala or Sida cordifolia being used instead), the roots and flowers of all aquatic plants, and mud or mire obtained from tanks :

All these should be grinded together into a paste and applied as a plaster. Such plasters alleviate blood-bile.

Udumvara [Ficus glomerata', Agwatha [Ficus religiosa ), Madhuka [PSassia latifolia ), Lodhra [Symplocos racemosa ), all varieties of astrin¬ gent trees (such as Bata or Ficus Indica and others), and all varieties •of trees having cooling virtues) :

Alf these may be used for purposes of plasters, sprinkling, and baths. Their decoction and paste may be used for cooking ghees and oils.

The physician who is desirous of alleviating blood-bile may administer the drugs mentioned above, viz., those beginning, with Bhadragriya (white sandal wood). *01-104

DharSgriha,’ cool ‘Bhumigriha’, delicious groves rendered cool by pieces ®f water and soft breezes, and the touch of articles set with Vaiduryya [lapis lazuli ), pearls, and gems, and rendered cold by •exposure to the night-dew, relieve the burning sensation (in bloodbile).* i°5

The leaves and the flowers of aquatic plants, cool cloths made of .silk, the leaves of plantain plants, and the petals of Padma ( Nelum - Mum speciosum), and Utpala [Nymphcea stellafa), are commendable an covering beds and seats (for the use of persons afflicted with bloodbile accompanied by burning sensation of the body).

When there is burning of the skin (in blood-bile), the touch is commendable of beloved and beautiful women with bodies laved •with the paste of Priyangu [Aglaia Roxburghiana), and Chandana [Santalum album), as also the touch of the cool flowers, drenched in

* A ‘dharagriha’ is a chamber in which cool water is allowed to fall from fountains and ■other appliances of the kind. A ‘bhumigriha’ is a sabterranean chamber. Almost every residential house in the N. W. Provinces contains one or two subtarranean chambers which are resorted to during the summer season at daytime f heir coolness. — T.

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, water, of Padma ( Nelumbium speciosuni) and Utpala ( Nymphcea stellata ), and the wind produced by fans made of peacock plumes. 106-107

The contact of rivers and lakes, of caves in the Himalayas, of moonlight, and of tanks adorned with lotuses, all kinds of cool things, and pleasant and agreeable discourses, . alleviate t(the burning sensa¬ tion in) blood-bile. 108

( Here occur two verses containing a summary ).

The preceptor (viz., the illustrious son of Atri) has, in this Lesson on the Treatment of Blood-bile, discoursed on the cause, aggravation, nomenclature, seat, symptoms according to the particular fault that is excited, the two outlets, curability, and suppressibility, the course of treatment, the food and drink that are beneficial and those that should be avoided, the correctives, and the alleviatives (of BloodBile).* 1-2 .