The Compendium of Kāśyapa 8.14.19
Kāśyapasaṃhitā (Vṛddhajīvakīyatantra) 8.14.19
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8.14.19
hetubhiḥ pūrvamuddiṣṭairyadā prakupito'nilaḥ
raktādīnyabhidūṣyāśu vai ---
When wind is aggravated by the previously mentioned causes, / swiftly vitiating blood and the other [tissues], erysipelas […]
8.14.19.p1
vātaraktajvara --- sphoṭāṃścaiṣa na -- yet
[…] gout, fever […] and blisters, he should not […]
8.14.19.p2
ūrdhvādhaḥśuddhadehānāṃ bahirmārgāśrite male
For those whose bodies are purified above and below, when the waste material resides in the external pathway,
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āditaścālpadoṣāṇāṃ kriyāṃ kuryādimāṃ bhiṣak
and from the beginning for those whose humours are minor, the physician should perform this treatment:
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laṅghayitvā yathākālaṃ kaṣāyaiḥ samupakramet
Having administered fasting according to the proper time, he should treat with decoctions,
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pradehaiḥ pariṣekaiśca snehairabhyañjanairapi
with poultices, with affusions, with unctuous substances, and with inunctions;
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raktāvasekaiḥ pathyaiśca pānānnauṣadhasevanaiḥ
with bloodlettings, with wholesome regimens, and with the administration of drinks, foods, and medicines.
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vātavaisarpiṇaṃ pūrvamanubandhaviśeṣataḥ
First, for one afflicted with vāta-erysipelas, especially according to the secondary humour,
8.14.19.p8
purāṇaṃ prapurāṇaṃ vā kaumbhaṃ vā pāyayed ghṛtam
one should administer old, very old, or vessel-aged medicated ghee to drink;
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tailaṃ salavaṇaṃ cāsya kṣipramabhyañjane hitam
and oil with salt is quickly beneficial for his inunction.
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āranālena surayā balayā vā vipācitam
Cooked with sour fermented gruel, surā liquor, or balā,
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madhukasya ca kalkena guḍūcyā svarasena ca
and with a paste of licorice and fresh juice of guḍūcī,
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tulyakṣīraṃ pacettailaṃ tadasyābhyañjane hitam
one should cook oil with an equal part of milk; that is beneficial for his inunction.
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balāṃ rāsnāṃ bṛhatyau dve varcīvaṃ sapunarnavam
Balā, rāsnā, both types of bṛhatī, varcīva along with punarnavā,
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pāṭalāṃ suṣavīṃ caiva madhukaṃ devadārukam
pāṭalā, suṣavī, licorice, and Himalayan cedar —
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piṣṭvā vipakvaṃ dadhnā ca tailamabhyañjane hitam
having ground these, oil cooked with curd is beneficial for inunction.
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bilvāgnimanthakāśmaryaśyonākairaṇḍapāṭalaiḥ
With bilva, agnimantha, kāśmarya, śyonāka, castor, and pāṭalā,
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payasā cāmbunā vā'pi śṛtena pariṣecayet
boiled with milk or water, one should perform affusion.
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bhṛṣṭaiḥ payasi nirvātairatasītilasarṣapaiḥ
With roasted, draught-free linseed, sesame, and mustard in milk,
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kṣīrapiṣṭaiḥ pralimpedvā vātavaisarpapīḍitam
or ground with milk, one should apply a plaster to the one afflicted with vāta-erysipelas.
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suṣavīṃ surabhīṃ rāsnāṃ varcīṃvaṃ sapunarnavam
Suṣavī, surabhī, rāsnā, varcīva along with punarnavā,
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ekāṣṭhīlāṃ palāśaṃ ca devadāruṃ ca peṣayet
ekāṣṭhīlā, palāśa, and Himalayan cedar one should grind,
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jalenāmlena vā tena snigdhoṣṇena pralepayet
with water or sour liquid; unctuous and warm, one should apply it as a plaster.
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tilvakena trivṛtayā nīlinyā vā pṛthakpṛthak
With tilvaka, trivṛt, or nīlinī, individually,
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vipakvaṃ pāyayet sarpiḥ samastairvā virecanam
or cooked with all of them together, one should administer clarified butter to drink as a purgative.
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ābhiḥ kriyābhiḥ praśamaṃ na prayāti yadā'nilaḥ
When the wind does not attain pacification by these treatments,
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svabhyaktaṃ svedayedvastrairveśavāreṇa vā punaḥ
after being well inuncted, one should foment him with cloths or with veśavāra meat preparation,
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uktābhirābhiḥ snigdhābhiḥ pāyasaiḥ kṛsareṇa vā
with those unctuous substances that have been mentioned, with milk puddings, or with kṛsarā rice-and-pulse gruel;
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śuṣkamūlakakalkairvā kalkaiḥ śobhāñjanasya vā
or with pastes of dried radish, or pastes of drumstick,
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sukhoṣṇaiḥ pradihedenaṃ nātyuṣṇaṃ vā''caredvidhim
pleasantly warm, one should plaster him, or follow a procedure that is not overly hot.
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svedaiḥ praśānte tvanile prakupyet pittamagnivat
When wind is pacified by sudations, pitta may become aggravated like fire;
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yathā na ca prakupyeta pittaṃ vāyuśca śāmyati
so that pitta is not aggravated and vāyu is pacified,
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tathā bhiṣak prayuñjīta vātapittaharīṃ kriyām
thus should the physician apply treatment that eliminates vāta and pitta.
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paittike tiktakaṃ sarpiruktaṃ jvaracikitsite
In a pitta condition, the bitter clarified butter stated in the treatment of fever,
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nirāmaṃ pāyayedvaidyaḥ snigdhaṃ jñātvā virecayet
free from āma, the physician should make him drink; knowing he is unctuated, he should purge him.
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candanaṃ padmakośīraṃ tathā candanasārivām
Sandalwood, padmaka, vetiver, and red sandalwood and sārivā,
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mṛdvīkāṃ ca vidārīṃ ca kāśmaryāṇi parūṣakam
raisin, vidārī, kāśmarya fruits, and parūṣaka —
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vāsāśṛtaṃ pibedetadbaisarpajvaranāśanam
boiled with vāsā, he should drink this, which destroys erysipelas and fever.
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uśīraṃ madhukaṃ drākṣāṃ kāśmaryāṇyutpalāni ca
Vetiver, licorice, grape, kāśmarya fruits, and blue water-lilies,
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kaśerukāmikṣugaṇḍe parūpakaphalāni ca
scirpus tuber, pieces of sugar cane, and parūṣaka fruits —
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pūrvakalpena peyāni jvaravaisarpaśāntaye
these are to be drunk according to the previous recipe for the alleviation of fever and erysipelas.
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kairātaṃ madhukaṃ lodhraṃ candanaṃ sabibhītakam
Kirātatikta, licorice, lodhra, sandalwood along with bibhītaka,
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