Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

When the water has been boiled down to a fourth of its measure (*, e., 16 seers), it should be strained through a piece of clean cloth. When cooled, 100 palas (equal to twelve and a half seers) of sugar should be thrown into it.

It should then be kept, for a fortnight, in an earthen jar which has sucked a sufficient quantity of ghee, and the interior surface of which has been laved with the paste of Piper longum, Chavya {Piper Chafa), Priayangu {Algaia Roxburghiana), honey, and ghee. 182-184

A proper dose of this ‘arishta’, called ‘^Srkararishta’, should be drunk, in proper time, the measure of the dose being dependent on the strength of the patient.

By this ‘arishta’ are cured Piles, ailments of the ‘Grahani’, flatu¬ lence of the stomach, disgust for food, constipation of the stools, of the urine, of the wind, and of eructations, weakness of the digestive fire, diseases of the chest, and chlorosis. f 185-186

KANAKARISHTA.

Of new Amalakas (fruits of Phyllanthus Einblica), made seedless, take one ‘tula’ (twelve and a half seers).

Of Pippali (the fruits of Piper longum ) take a ‘kudava’ (half a seer) ; of each of the following, viz., Vidanga {Embelia Ribes), Maricha (black pepper), Yavasa (otherwise called Durfilabha, i. e., Hedysarum Alkagi), the roots of Piper longum, Kramuka (areca nuts), Chavya

* GangSdhara reads ‘VSsaka’ which also means Justicia Adhatoda.— T. t Gangadhara galls this ‘arishta’ by the name of ‘<Jarkararishta\ The Calcutta and the Bombay editions call it ‘Second PhalSrishta’. The former name is more correct. — T.

CHARAKA-SAMH1TA.

p. 1397

( Piper Chaba), Chitraka ( Plumbago Zeylanica ), ManjishthS (Rubia Munjista), Naluka (a fragrant substance used for scenting oils and ■ghees and spirits, &c.}, and Lodhra ( Symplocos racemosd), take one

Of each of the following, Kushtha (Apia taxis auriculata ), Daruharidra ( Berberis Asiatica ), SurahvS (otherwise called Devad5ru, t. e.y Pinus deodara), the two £arivas ( Asclepias pseudosarsa and Ichnocarpus frutescens ), Indrayava (the seeds of Holarrhena atitidysenterica), and Bhadramusta (the tubers of Cypepus pertennis), take half a pala (equal to 4 tolas).

Of new flowers of Nagakegara {Mesuaf erred) take four palas.

Boiling all these in two dronas (128 seers) of water take down the vessel when a fourth part of the water remains.

The liquid is then strained out. When it becomes cool, mix the following with it, viz., an equal measure of the decoction of raisins, properly cooled, that is, 32 seers, pulverised sugar of the measure of 2 tulas (equal to 25 seers), and new flower-juice (honey) measuring half a prastha (equal to 6 seers).

One karshika (two tolas) of the pulv of each of the following, viz., Tvach (the bark of Cinnamommn Zeylanicum), Ela (cardamoms), Plava (otherwise called Kaivartamustaka, i. e., the tubers of Cyperus per •- tennis), Patra (the leaves of Cinnamomum Tamald), Amvu (otherwise called Bala, i. e., Pavonia odorata ), Sevya (the roots of Andropogon muricatus), Kramuka (areca nuts), and Kegara (the flowers of Mesua ferrea).

Ali these should be kept for a fortnight in a pure earthen vessel that has sucked a sufficient quantity of ghee and the interior surface of which has been laved with ghee.

The vessel should also have been fumigated by the smoke of oil-seeds, sugar, and Aguru ( Aquilaria Agallocha ).

After a fortnight, this ‘arishta,’ known by the name of ‘Kaiiaka/ becomes drinkable. It is agreeable to the taste and sweet.

A fortnight’s use makes food palatable (i. e., adds relish t© food).

CHARAKA-SAMHITA .

p. 1398

This ‘arishta’ cares piles, diseases of tile ‘Graham’, epistasis, abdo¬ minal dropsy, fever, diseases of the chest, chlorosis, dropsical swell¬ ings, abdominal tumours, suppression of stools, cough, all vio¬ lent diseases born of excited phlegm, as also wrinkles and other signs of decay and baldness of the head that are due to excited faults.* 187-197

One should, after passing stools, Wash the parts witty decoctions of GhosSpatra (the leaves of Luffa amarci) and other curatives of Piles ; or with lukewarm water.

Thus ends the treatment, whose success has been well-tested, of Piles that are called dry, *98

Listen after this to what the treatment, well-tested, is of Piles from which discharges occur.

There are two supervening features of this variety of Piles, viz* .phlegm and wind. *99

In blood-discharging Piles, the stools become dark in colour, hard, and dry. The downward wind is stopped. The blood discharged by this class of Piles is thin, of a red hue, and frothy. 200

When there :is pain in the waste, the thighs, and the anus, and when the measure of weakness is excessive, the Piles should be known as characterised by excited wind, if they have been induced by dryness as the cause. 201

In blood-discharging Piles, if the stools become loose, white or yellow, oily, heavy, and cold, and if the blood discharged be thick, thready, pale in colour, and slimy, and if the anus be slimy and paralysed, and if they have been induced by indulgence in food and drink that are heavy and oily, then such Piles should be known by -the wise as characterised by phlegm. 202-203

Things oily and cold are beneficial in blood-discharging Piles characterised by wind. Things dry and cold are beneficial in blood¬ discharging Piles characterised by phlegm.