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Ashtangasamgraha 23.21

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23.21

"With a morsel" means mixed with a morsel of food.

"Between morsels" means in the middle of successive morsels of food; both of these [methods] are used in disorders of the prāṇa vāta.

Likewise, along with a morsel, one should administer powders, linctuses, pills, and the like that stimulate the digestive fire, as well as aphrodisiacs.

Between morsels, emetics and medicated smoking are used in heart disease.

At night, [medicine is given] in diseases of the supra-clavicular region.

Or the powder of asafoetida, dry ginger, pomegranate, Amlavetasa, and black salt [may be given].

Or the powder of Mustā, Pippalī, dry ginger, Ativiṣā, Bibhītaka, and Bhārṅgī with wine or hot water relieves apatantraka, cough, and heart disease.

Ghee prepared with black salt, Abhayā, and tryūṣaṇa [may be given].

And a paste of Rāsnā, Amlavetasa, rock salt, Vacā, and Harītakī, fried in ghee, eaten [cures this].

[When there is] constant, unctuous, cold, ripe, thick nasal discharge,

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