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Ashtangasamgraha 16.8

Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 16.8

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16.8

guḍūcīpadmakāriṣṭadhānakā raktacandanam |

pittaśleṣmajvaracchardidāhatṛṣṇāghnamagnikṛt ||

pādayormūlamāsthāya kadāciddhastayorapi ||

bastije bastimubhayaṃ nābhipārśvāśraye |

vibaddhānilavarcasaśca dīptāgneḥ snigdhoṣṇāni bṛṃhaṇāni cānnapānāni punaḥpunaśca snehapānanirūhānuvāsanāni kaphapittānurakṣiṇāyojyāni ||

tadāḍhakerdhapalikaiḥ piṣṭaiḥ prasthaṃ ghṛtāt pacet ||

Guḍūcī, padmaka, ariṣṭa, coriander, and red sandalwood / destroy pitta- and śleṣman-fever, vomiting, burning sensation, and thirst, and stimulate the digestive fire.
Setting out from the roots of the feet, or sometimes also the hands.
In that arising in the urinary bladder, an enema; both [types of enemas] in that residing in the navel or flanks.
And for one whose vāta and stool are obstructed and whose digestive fire is blazing, unctuous, warm, and nourishing food and drinks, as well as repeated administration of oleation-drinks, evacuating enemas, and unctuous enemas, must be employed while safeguarding kapha and pitta.
With those ground [ingredients] of half a pala each, one should cook a prastha of ghee in an āḍhaka [of water].

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