Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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One afflicted with chlorosis characterised by predominance of phlegm, should take (as a purgative' Chebulic myrobalans soaked (in cow’s urine', with cow’s urine ; or Chebulic myrobalans soaked in the decoction of Aragbadha (the kernel of the fruits of Cassia fistula ), or in- the expressed juice of- the sugarcane, or in that of Vidari {Batatas paniculatus ), or in that of Amalaka (the fruits -of Phyllanthus Ernblica).\ 57
* The decoction, measuring 5 palas, of Darbi, being mentioned, twice that measure, i. e. 10 palas should be taken in practice. Five palas of Darbi are boiled in 40 palas of water down to 10 palas.
The measure of the paste of ICaliyaka should be ‘akshadwaya’ (as mentioned in the first line), i. e., 2 akshas or 4 tolas.
‘ICaliyaka,’ as used here, is difficult to identify. It stands for a variety of aloe, or a kind •of yellow fragrant wood, or a1 variety of sandal wood of dark hue. It stands also for a variety of Darbi or Berberis Asiatica. It is curious that Gangadhara does not explain what is meant by it. — T.
•f- The decoction of the fruits of Danti is prepared by boiling 4 seers of the fruits in 32 seers of water down to 8 seers. Throwing 4 palas of grapes with 4 palas of the fruits of •1 ’Gmelina arborea into the 8 seers of decoction, the mixture should be boiled down to a fourth
The use of the word ‘pivet’ in connection with the pulv of Trivrit and sugar, implies that ■the mixed pulv should be dissolved in water.
+ ‘Klinnam’ means soaked,— soaked, that is, in cow’s urine. The soaked fruits are taken with cow’s urine. Those soaked in the decoctions and expressed juices mentioned in the second line,, are taken with water. Hence ‘pivet.’ — T.
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