Ashtangasamgraha 12.6

12.6

And that which, despite having the property of pacifying the doṣas, is specifically beneficial in jvara, such as mustā, parpaṭaka, and gruels; and in prameha, turmeric and barley preparations, etc.;

and in upward-directed raktapitta, purgation, while in downward-directed [raktapitta], emesis;

moreover, therapy based on the divine acts in both ways [as both an opponent of the cause and of the disease];

likewise, emesis in vomiting; purgation in diarrhea; drinking alcohol in intoxication; exposure to fire in a burn caused by copper sulfate; in [the condition of] pitta that is deeply concealed inside or has gone into abnormal channels, sudation and consumption of pungent, sour, salty, sharp, and hot substances to drive it outward and bring it into its own channel;

and when śleṣman is deeply concealed inside and stiffened, external cold treatment, [whereby] the heat compressed by it enters within and kapha liquefies;

for a remedy of this kind, though not directly contrary [in properties], achieves the purpose of opposing both cause and disease.

A female jackal, a blackbird, an owl, a cuckoo, an aralā, a musk shrew, a sow, a house gecko, and single-hoofed animals whose names are feminine, [are auspicious when seen] on the right;

a peacock, a caṇaka bird, a hawk, an elephant, a he-goat, and monkeys;

but upon entering [the patient's house], they are reversed.

And everywhere, moving from right to left is favorable for a dog and a jackal;

the reverse for a deer and a bird;

under all circumstances, the sight of a skylark, a blue jay, a vulture, and a mongoose [is auspicious].

Men taking the form of spirits of the dead will be the sign of it.

In [the presence of] vāta, due to sweet, sour, and dense properties, that fresh [substance] does not produce a burning sensation.

Emesis with milk or sugarcane juice;

a nasal drop with ghee prepared with the sweet and cold group [of herbs];

one should prepare a powder collyrium from kākajaṅghā, rohita-fish flesh, impregnated with crow's blood and burnt by closed heating.