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Ashtangasamgraha 2.14

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2.14

With those two properly applied, the physician does not err when treating.
Who, well-dressed, goes on an auspicious omen only when called;
Thus the birth of the embryo then becomes fatal, because ojas is unestablished.
For while facing exit, experiencing turning around and the like, separation from ojas occurs.
And even if it breathes for a short time, that is caused by the continuation of the residual impression of ojas, like a severed limb.
For the mother, however, because her ojas is stable, when it is partially transferred into the chyle, there is only exhaustion.
Appearance of red urticarial eruptions, yellowness and greenness in the skin and the like;
Śaṭhī, puṣkaramūla, arka root, prativiṣā, vacā,
Black pepper, indrayava, cumin, pippalī, and elephant pippalī;
Milk with a coppery luster constricts the heart;
One should purify that with priyaṅgu, mustā, and śābara lodhra;
Having a sour after-taste, it causes acid gastritis;
That [is purified] with drākṣā, madhuka, payasyā, and śrīparṇī;
Having an acrid after-taste, it causes vomiting, diarrhea, cough, and dyspnea;
That [is purified] with kākolī, vidārī, and madhuparṇī;
Exceedingly hot, causing pain, burning, and fever, and acting as a purgative; that [is purified] with red sandalwood, blue water lily, and lotus.

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