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Ashtangasamgraha 24.5

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24.5

Laṅghana also is twofold therein: śodhana (purification) and śamana (pacification); / that which expels the doṣas outward is śodhana, and that is fivefold.
When reduced to a quarter, having added equal parts individually of goat's meat, āmalaka juice, sugarcane juice, ghee, and milk, and the paste of pippalī, marica, kāśmarya fruit, utpala, the two medās, the two śrāvaṇīs, vīrā, punarnavā, nāgara, samaṅgā, tugākṣīrī, kṣīrakākolī, drākṣā, akṣoḍa, lotus seeds, śṛṅgāṭaka, nikocaka, bhavya, urumāṇa, dates, almonds, muñjāta, and abhiṣuka, one should cook again.
This ghee named Jīvanīya removes vāta disorders, especially jaundice, fever, epilepsy, fistula-in-ano, dyspnea, cough, hiccup, hoarseness, flank pain, disorders of the liver and spleen, retention of urine, urinary calculus, vātarakta, and diseases of the whole body or a single limb.
It promotes strength, improves complexion, acts as an aphrodisiac, benefits the eyes, and grants sons.
Or, if accustomed to oil, one should drink oil combined with milk and sugar.

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