Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

Each of these sets of drugs should be reduced to pulv and mixed with honey and oil and then made into a linctus.

Both these linctuses are prescribable in phlegm-born cough exist¬ ing with (excited) wind.

Pippali (the fruits of Piper longum), Pippalimula (the roots of Piper longum ), Chitraka ( Plumbago zeylanica), and Hastipippali ( Pothos officinalis) ;

Pathya (chebulic myrobalans), Tfimalaki {Phyllanthus Niruri ), Dhatri (the fruits of Phyllanthus Emblica), Bhadra-musta (the tubers of Cyperus partenuis), and Pippali (the fruits of Piper longum) ;

Devadaru ( Pinus deodara ), Abhaya (chebulic myrobalans), Musta (the tubers of Cyperus rotundus ), Pippali (the fruits of Piper longuni), and Vigwabhesaja (ginger) ;

* GangSdhara explains that the measure of sugar should be equal to that of the paste of Piper longum, i. e., an ‘aksha’ or 2 tolas.— T. f Each of the juiees is to be mixed with honey.— T,

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CHARA KA-SAMHITA.

VifSia (otherwise called Indravaruni, i. e., Cucumis Colosynthis), Pippali (the fruits of Piper longum), Musta (the tubers of Cyperus rotundas ), and Trivrit ( Convolvulus Turpethum ) ;

The physician, making linctuses of each of the four sets of drugs mentioned, adding honey thereto, should cause them to be licked in phlegm-born cough. 117-120

‘Sauvarchala’ salt, Abhayfi (chebulic myrobalans), Dhatri (the fruits of Phyllanthus Emblica), Pippali (the fruits of Piper longum\ Kshara (the ashes of green barley shoots), and Nagara (dry ginger) :

Reduce these to pulv. One should drink ghee mixed with this pulv. This medicine is alleviative of phlegm-born cough accompanied by (excited) wind. 121

One ‘prastha’ (equal to 2 seers, in practice double the measure or 4 seers are taken) of ghee should be boiled in an ‘adhaka’ (equal to 8 seers, double the measure or 16 seers are taken in practice), of the decoction of the group of ten roots, along with an ‘aksha1 (equal to 2 tolas) of the paste of each of the following, viz., Pushkara (a root which not being obtainable, the roots of Aplotaxis auriculata are used), £athi (( Curcuma Zerumbet ), Vilwa (the roots of ZEgle marmelos ), Surasa ( Ociuenm sanctum ), Vyosha (the three acrids), and Hingu (assafcetida).

This ghee should be drunk in phlegm-born cough accompanied by (excited wind).

After drinking this ghee , the patient should drink ‘peya’ (made of rice and other grains).

This ghee is prescribable also in all varieties of asthma charac¬ terised by phlegm and wind. 122-123

KANTIKARI-GHRITA.

Boil one ‘prastha’ (equal to 2 seers, in practice double the measure or 4 seers are taken) of ghee in an ‘adhaka’ (equal to 8 seers, double the measure or 16 seers are taken in practice) of the decoction of Kantikari ( Solanum Xanthocarpuni) with roots, leaves, and branches,*

* The Calcutta edition reads ‘samulaphalapatrayah.’ This seems to be incorrect. GangStdhara reads ‘samulapatrajSkhayah.’— T.

CHARAKA-SAMH1TA.

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along with the paste of the following, vis., Bala [Sida cordifolia)ffyosha. (the three acrids) Vidanga ( Embelia Ribes\ £athi ( Curcuma Zerumbet), Chitraka ( Plumbago Zeylanica), ‘Sauvarchala’ salt, Yavakshara (the ashes of green barley shoots), Vilwa ( JEgle marmelos ), Amalaka (the fruits of Phyllanthus Emblica \ Paushkara (a root which not being obtainable, the roots of Aplotaxis auriculata are used), Vrigchira (white variety of Boerhavia diffusa ), Vrihati [Solatium indicum ), PathyS (chebulic myrobalans\ YamSni (the seeds of Ptychotis Ajowati), Dadima (Pomegranates), Riddhi (not being obtainable, Pavonia odorata is used as a substitute), DrSksha (grapes), Punarnavfi [Boerhavia diffused), Chavya [Piper Chaba ;, Duralabha [Hedysarum Alhagi), Amlavetasa [Rumex vesicarius ), £ringi [Rhus succedanea ), Tamalaka [Phyllanthus Niruri), BhSrgi [Siphonanthus Indica ), Rfisna ( Vanda Roxburghii), and Gokshuraka [Tribulus lanuginosus \

The united measure of the pastes of these should be 1 seer.

This ghee is beneficial in all varieties of cough, hiccup, and asthma.

This ghee, called ‘KantakSri-ghrita’, is a well-tested medicine. It cures cough. 124- 127

Ghee boiled in the decoction of the seeds of Kulattha [Dolichos bijlorus ) with the paste of the group of five roots, should be given as a drink in phlegm-born cough.

This ghee is beneficial also in hiccup and asthma.* 128

In phlegm-born cough the same kinds of smoke are prescribable that have been laid down for persons afflicted with wind-bore cough.

The smoke may be taken of the kernel of the fruits of Koshatakr [Luff a amora) mixed with ManahgilS (realgar). 129