Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

This ghee should be taken in proper measuies in these diseases, viz., cough born of (vitiated) wind and accompanied by phlegm, asthma, hiccup, and in loss of appetite.

The two ‘ksharas’ {viz., the ashes of green barley shoots, and ‘Sarjikshara’ or carbonate of soda), the five ‘Kolas’ (the fruits of Piper longum, the roots of the same, Piper Chaba, Plumbago zeylanica , and dry ginger), the five salts (viz., ‘Saindhava’ ‘Sanchfila’, ‘Vit,’ ‘Samudra’, and ‘Audbhida’), £athi ( Curcuma 7.erumbet). Nagara (dry ginger), and Udichya (otherwise called Bala, i, e., Pavonia odorata ) are taken and reduced to paste.

The paste is strained through a piece of clean cloth, and mixed with ghee.

The ghee, thus prepared, should be administered as a drink. It is alleviative of cough born of (vitiated) wind. 46-48

Take Duralabhfi ( Hedysarum Alkagi), £ringavera (dry ginger\ £athi {Curcuma Zerumbel), Draksha (grapes), sugarcandy, and Karka* tajringi (Rhus succedanea ).

Reduce these to pulv, add (sesame) oil, and make a linctus.

This linctus should be licked by one afflicted with cough born of wind.* 49

Take Dusparga (otherwise called Duralabhfi, it e., Hedysarum Alhagi), Pippali (the fruits of Piper longum), Musta (the tubers of

* The measures of Duralabhfi and the rest are equal. That of sugarcandy is equal to he united measure of the others.— T.

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Cyperus rotundus), Bh3rgi (Siphonanthus Indica ), Karkataka ( Rhus succedanea ), and £athi ( Curcuma Zerumbet).

Reduce these to pulv, and mix the pulv with old treacle and (sesame) oil. Make a linctus.

This linctus should be licked vby one afflicted with cough bom of wind). 5°

Take Vidanga ( Embelia Ribes ), ‘Saindhava’ salt, Kustha ( Aplotaxis auriculata ), Vyosha (the three acrids, viz., dry ginger, the fruits of Piper longum, and black pepper), Hingu (assafcetida) and Manahfila (realgar).

Reduce these to pulv, mix the pulv with honey and ghee , and make a linctus.

This linctus should be licked by one afflicted with hiccup, asthma, and cough. 51

CHITRAKADYA-LEHA.

Take Chitraka ( Plumbago zeylanica ), Pippalimula (the roots of Piper longum ), Vyosha (the three acrids), Musta (the tubers of Cyperus rotundus ), Duralabha ( Hedysarum Alhagi), £athi ( Curcuma Zerumbet, Pushkaramula (a kind of root which is not available, that of Aplotaxis auriculata being substituted), £reyasi (otherwise called Gajapippali or Pothos officinalis'', Surasa (a variety of Ocimum sanctum),* VachS ( Acorus calamus ), Bhargi ( Siphonanthus Indica ), Cchinnaruha (other¬ wise called Guduchi, or Tinospora cordi/olia), Rasna ( Vanda Roxburghii ), and Karkata (Rhus succedanea ). Reduce these to paste.

The measure of the paste of each of these should be a ‘karsha’ (equal to 2 tolas).

Take half a ‘tula’ (equal to six and one-fourth seers) of Nidigdhika (Solannm Xanthocarpum), and boil it for decoction.t

Boil the paste of the drugs named above in this decoction.

* Some identify it with a variety of R5sn3 or Vanda Roxburghii.—T . f GangSdhara explains that 32 seers of water should be taken for boiling half a'-'tulS’ of Nidigdhika. The liquid should be boiled down to 8 seers.— T.

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CHARAkA-SAMHITA.

Add 20 palas of Matsyandika (sugarcandy) and a ‘kudava’ (equal to half a seer, in practice double the measure, i. e., I seer, being taken)- of ghee. . . -

After the boiling" is over and the contents of the vessel have become cool, throw a ‘kudava’ of honey and a ‘kudava’ also- of the pulv of the fruits of Pippali ( Piper longuni ).

Throw also into the vessel,- 4 palas (half- a seer.) of the pulv of TugSkshiri (bambu manna). .

Make a linctus. This linctus cures cough, chest-disease, asthma, and abdominal tumours. 52-5S

AGASTYA-IIARITAKI. -

Take Dagamuli (the group of ten roots), SwayamguptS ( Mucuna pruriens), (“Jankhapushpi ( Pladera decussatd), £athi ( Curcuma Zeruntbet ), Bala ( Sida cordifolia ), Hastipippali ( Pothos officinalis), Apamfirga {Achyranthes aspera), Pippalimula (the roqts of Piper longuni), Chitraka ( Plumbago Zeylanica), Bhargi 'Siphonanthus Indica ), and Pushkaramula (a root that is not obtainable, the roots of Aplolaxis auriculata being used as a substitute).

The measure of each of these should be 2 palas.

Add an ‘adhaka’ (equal to 8 seqrs) of Yava (barley, tying these grains in a piece of cloth).

A hundred fruits of Haritaki (ehebulic myrobalans), of the best sort, should also he added.

All these should be boiled in 5 ‘adhakas’ (equal to one maund, in practice double the measure, i. e., 2 maunds) of water. 56-57

When the grains of barley have been well-boiled,# the decoction Should be strained through a piece of clean cloth.

Then taking out the hundred (well-boiled) myrobalans, . diyest them of their seeds.

* These are regarded to be well-boiled when 20 seers or half a maund of water remains in the vessel.— T.

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Fry the kernel of the myrobalans in a ‘kudava’ (equal to half a seer, in practice double the measure is taken) of ghee as also a ‘kudava’ (in practice double the measure is taken) of (sesame) oil.