Ashtangasamgraha 8.7

8.7

vyañjanānāmāśu śuṣkatvaṃ bhavati |

kvāthaḥ dhyāmatā śyāmatā hīnātiriktavikṛtānāṃ cātracchāyānāṃ darśanamadarśanameva vā

phenapaṭalasīmantordhvavividharājitantubudbudaprādurbhāvo

viśeṣeṇa lavaṇolbaṇeṣu phenamālā rasasya madhye nīlā rājiḥ

payasastāmrā

madyatoyayoḥ kālī

dadhnaḥ śyāvā

takrasya nīlapītā

mastunaḥ kapotābhā

dhānyāmlasya kṛṣṇā

dravauṣadhasya kapilā

ghṛtasya kapilābhā

kṣaudrasya haritā

tailasyāruṇā

vasāgandhaśca ||

alpavittabalajīvitanidraḥ kṣāmavāgdhamanisantatagātraḥ |

durbhago 'tibahubhugbahubhāṣī nāstikaḥ sphuṭitakeśakarāṅghriḥ ||

rūkṣaṃ saphenamacchaṃ ca grathitaṃ vā muhurmuhuḥ ||

bhuktamātrasya sahasā mukhe śītāmbusecanam ||

tadasampattāvanatikrāntavatsarāṇi |

purāṇāni tu pippalīviḍaṅgaguḍamadhughṛtāni ||

abhyaṅge ca prayoktavyameṣāṃ cūrṇaṃ ca dhūpane ||

Dishes of cooked vegetables quickly dry up.

Decoctions show smokiness, duskiness, or the appearance or complete non-appearance of reduced, exaggerated, or unnatural reflections;

the appearance of a mass of foam, parting, elevated streaks of various types, threads, and bubbles.

Especially in those rich in salt, there is a garland of foam; in the middle of broth, a blue streak;

in milk, a coppery [streak];

in wine and water, a black [streak];

in yogurt, a dusky [streak];

in buttermilk, a blue-yellow [streak];

in whey, a pigeon-colored [streak];

in sour fermented grain liquid, a black [streak];

in liquid medicine, a reddish-brown [streak];

in ghee, a tawny [streak];

in honey, a greenish [streak];

in oil, a reddish [streak];

and the smell of muscle fat.

He has little wealth, strength, life, or sleep, a weak voice, and a body covered with visible blood vessels;

he is unfortunate, eats very excessively, speaks excessively, is an unbeliever, and has cracked hair, hands, and feet.

Dry, frothy, clear, or knotted, again and again.

Immediate sprinkling of cold water on the face right after eating.

If that is not obtained, [substances] not exceeding one year [in age];

but pippalī, viḍaṅga, jaggery, honey, and ghee [should be] old.

These should be used in anointing, and their powder in fumigation.