Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

With such pulses as are obtained from drugs that are alleviative of the wind, and as have been fried in ghee, the physician should kindle the digestive fire of the patient. 123-124

CHANDANADYA GHRITA.

Chandana ( Pterocarpus santalinus ), Padmaka (otherwise called Padmakashtha, i. e., the fragrant wood of that name), Ugira (the roots of Andropogon muricatum), Patha ( Cissampelos kernandifolia), Murva (Sansviera Zeylanica), Kutannata (otherwise called ‘Kaivarta-mustaka,’ i. e., a variety of Cyperus rotundus growing in water), Shadgranthi (otherwise called Vacha, i. e., Acorus Calamus), £ariva ( Echites frutescens), AshphotS (otherwise called Haparmali, i. e., Echites dichotoma ) Saptaparna ( Echites scholaris ), Atarushaka (otherwise called Vasaka, i. e., Justicia Adhatoda),PsXQ\.e. (Trichosanthes dioica ), Udumvara (Ficus glomerata), Agwattha (Ficus religiosa), Vata (Ficus Indica), Plaksha (Ficus inflectoria ), Kapitana (otherwise called Amra taka, i. e., Spondias mangifera or the hog-plum), Katurohinl ( Picrorrhiza Kurroa ), Musta (tubers of Cyperus rotundus ), and Nimba ( Melia Azadirachta ) :

Take two palas of each of these. Boil these in a ‘drona’ (equal to 32 seers, 64 seers being actually taken) of water down to 16 seers.

Add a ‘prastha’ (equal to 2 seers, 4 seers being actually taken) of ghee.

Add the paste of Kiratatikta (Agathotes Cherayta ), Indrayava (Holarrhena antidysenterica ), VirS (otherwise called (^alparni, i. e., Hedysarum Gangeticum ), Magadhika (otherwise called Pippali, i. e., the fruits of Piper longum ), and Utpala ( Nymphcea stellata). The measure of the paste of each of these is an ‘aksha’ (equal to 2 tolas).

The ghee thus prepared should be drunk in ‘Graham-disease.’

The other ghee also which is called bitter ghee And which has been

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