Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

The ghee , thus prepared, is curative of chest-disease, chlorosis, abdominal tumours, piles, enlarged spleen, and ailments born of (excited) wind and phlegm. 44

This ghee is a ‘Dipana’ (capable of enkindling the digestive fire) ; It is also capable of conquering asthma and cough. It is said to be ...highly beneficial in that variety of rheumatism in which the patient loses his sense of touch.

* For ‘Kalyanaka-Ghrita’ see the Lesson on Insanity, ante, and for the other two, see the Lesson on ‘Kushtha’ ante, in this Division.— T.

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It is beneficial also unto those women whose delivery is attended with great pain.

It also cures the sterility of women (for it causes them to conceive), 45

KATUKADYA GHRITA.

Katurohini ( Picrorrhiza Kurroa ), Musta (the tubers of Cyperus rotundas), the two Haridras (viz.. Curcuma longa and Berberis Asiatica), the seeds of Vatsaka (Holarrhena antidysenterica ), Patola (the leaves of Trichosanthes dioica ), Chandana (Pterocarpus santalinus', Murva (Sanseviera Zeylanica), Trayamana (otherwise called Bala-dumura, i. e., Ficus heterophylla ), Duralabha (Hedysarum Alhagi), the fruits of Piper longum, Parppataka (otherwise called Kshetraparppati, i. e., Oldenlandia Corymbosa ), Bhunimba ( Agathotes Cherayta ), and Devadaru ( Pinus deodara ) ; 46

Take an ‘aksha’ (equal to 2 tolas) of each of these, and reduce them to paste.

Take also a ‘prastha’ (equal to 2 seers, but 4 seers are actually taken) of ghee.

Boil these in an ‘adhaka’ (equal to 8 seers, in practice 16 seers are taken) of milk. 47

The ghee thus prepared cures blood-bile, fever, burning sensation of the skin, dropsical swellings, fistula-in-ano, piles, leucorrhoea with bloody discharges, and malignant boils. 48

PATHYA GHRITA.

In the decoction, measuring a hundred palas, of Pathya (Chebulic myrobalans), a ‘prastha’ (equal to two seers, in practice 4 seers are taken) of ghee should be boiled with the paste of the stalks of fifty Pathyas (Chebulic myrobalans}.

This ghee cures ‘Pandu’ (chlorosis) and abdominal tumours.* 49

* The decoction referred to is prepared by boiling a hundred Chebulic myrobalans in 64 seers of water down to 16 seers. A hundred palas (equal to twelve and half seers) of this decoction is to be taken. — T.

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In the decoction, measuring a hundred palas, of Danti ( Baliosper - mum montanum ) the paste, measuring a seer, of the fruits of Danti (Baliospermum montanum) and a ‘prastha’ of ghee (the actual measure taken being two ‘prasthas’ or four seers) should be boiled.

The ghee thus prepared cures enlarged spleen, chlorosis, and drop¬ sical swellings.* 5°

DRAKSHA GHRITA.

One ‘prastha’ of old ghee (in practice, 2 ‘prasthas’ or 4 seers are taken) boiled with half a ‘prastha’ of grapes, conquers ‘Kamala,’ abdo¬ minal tumours, chlorosis, gonorrhoea, and abdominal dropsy .f Si

HARIDRA GHRITA.

Ghee obtained from the milk of buffalo, cooked with milk and the paste of Haridra ( Curcuma longa ), Triphala (the three myrobalans), Nimba ( Melia Azadirachta), Bala {Si da cordifolia ), and Madhuka (liquorice), is one of the foremost curatives of ‘Kamala.J 5z

DARBI GHRITA AND KALIYAKA GHRITA.

One ‘prastha’ (in practice 2 ‘prasthas’ or 4 seers) of the ghee of buffalo-milk is boiled with cow’s urine of double the measure {i. e., 8 seers) and the paste of Darbi ( Berberis Asiatica) of the measure of 2 ‘akshas’ (or 4 tolas'.

One ‘prastha’ (in practice 2 ‘prasthas’ or 4 seers) of the ghee of buffalo-milk is boiled with the decoction, measuring 5 palas (in prac¬ tice 10 palas are taken) of Darbi {Berberis Asiatica ) and the paste (measuring 2 ‘akshas,’ equal to 4 tolas) of Kaliyaka.

T-he former is prescribable in the former (*. . e., in chlorosis) ; and the latter is highly beneficial in the latter (i. e., in ‘Kamala’).

Treating the patients first with these oily preparations, the f Water, of four times the measure of thegAee taken, is added.— T.

* The decoction is to be prepared after the manner referrred to in the previous verse. _ T.

| The measure of Haridra and the rest should be one seer, while that of ghee should be four seers. The measure of milk should be sixteen seers. — T.

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physician, when he understands that they have been sufficiently oiled, should then purge them.* 53-S4

The purging should be by administering milk with cow’s urine, or with milk alone, frequently.

In the decoction, while it is still warm, of the fruits of Danti ( Baliospermum montanum ), an ‘anjali’ (equal to 4 palas) of DrakshS (grapes', with an ‘anjali’ (equal to 4 palas) of the fruits of Kasmaryya (otherwise called GSmbhari, i. e., Gmelina arborea), should be thrown ; or, the same measure of grapes pounded with the same measure of the fruits of Gmelina arborea , should be thrown.

Both these preparations are alleviative of chlorosis.

One afflicted with chlorosis born of (excited) bile, should drink half a pala (equal to 4 tolas) of the pulv of Trivrit ( Convolvulus Tur~ pethum ) mixed with two parts of sugar.f 55-56