Ashtangasamgraha 11.6

11.6

tatra vātaḥ śūlānāhāṅgamardamukhaśoṣapralāpakampamūrcchabhramajṛmbhodveṣṭanākṣipraveśaśirohṛdayātiruksirā kuñcanastambhanāni karoti |

pittaṃ punarjvarātisārāntardāhavaivarṇyatṛṣṇāmadabhramapralayāni |

śleṣmā tu chardyarocakaprasekāṅgasādāvipākaśītajvaragātragauravāṇi viśeṣatastu durbalasyālpavahnerbahuśleṣmaṇovātamūtrapurīṣavegavidhāriṇo 'nnapānamanilaprapīḍitaṃ śleṣmaṇāvibaddhamārgamalasatvādabahirmukhībhavat chardyatīsāravarjyāni yathoktāni śūlādīnyupajanayatyatimātrāṇi |

so 'lasaḥ |

atimātraduṣṭāstu doṣāḥ śarīraṃ daṇḍavat stambhayanti tatastamalasakamasādhyaṃ bruvate ||

romakūpapravisṛtaṃ kaṇṭhāsyahṛdaye sajat ||

nābhibastiyakṛtplīhaklomahṛtkukṣivaṅkṣaṇe ||

aṃśumatīdvayabalābilvaśalāṭubhiḥ pittolbaṇasya |

pibecca tṛṣitaḥ paṭapūtaṃ takram |

madhusurādhānyāmlayavāgūmaṇḍānyatamaṃ vā |

eṣa kramo 'nilakaphaghno dīpanapācano rocanaḥ saṅgrāhī balyaśca ||

karotyaruṅnimeṣo 'sau vartma yattu nimīlyate ||

There, vāta causes colic, abdominal distension, body aches, dryness of the mouth, delirium, tremor, fainting, dizziness, yawning, cramping, retraction of the eyes, severe pain in the head and heart, and contraction and stiffness of the veins.

Pitta, however, causes fever, diarrhea, internal burning, discoloration, thirst, intoxication, dizziness, and dissolution [of strength].

Śleṣman, on the other hand, causes vomiting, anorexia, excessive salivation, fatigue of the limbs, indigestion, cold fever, and heaviness of the body. Especially in one who is weak, of low digestive fire, having much śleṣman, and suppressing the urges of flatus, urine, and feces, the food and drink, oppressed by wind and having its pathways blocked by phlegm, becoming sluggish and unable to move outward, produces severe symptoms like colic and the others as mentioned, except for vomiting and diarrhea.

That is alasa.

When excessively vitiated, however, the doṣas stiffen the body like a staff; then they declare that alasaka incurable.

Spreading through the hair follicles, adhering in the throat, mouth, and heart;

in the navel, bladder, liver, spleen, kloman, heart, belly, and groins;

with the two aṃśumatīs, balā, and unripe bilva fruits for one in whom pitta is predominant.

And when thirsty, one should drink buttermilk strained through cloth,

or any one among honey, liquor, fermented grain liquid, gruel, and scum of boiled rice.

This regimen destroys vāta and kapha, kindles the digestive fire, aids digestion, gives relish, is astringent, and imparts strength.

It causes painless blinking, that which is closed as an eyelid.