Ashtangasamgraha 6.68
English (machine translation) 6.68
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6.68
Ghee produced directly from milk, however, is constipating and overcomes bleeding disorders and eye diseases. / It is commended for intellect, memory, retention, digestive fire, strength, longevity, semen, and eyesight.
Given with two prasthas of milk, it [cures] cough, asthma, and chronic coryza. / When vāta is combined with kapha, [the food] should be pungent, sour, and salty.
When kapha is combined with vāta, the enema should be pungent, bitter, and sour.
Ghee boiled with the paste of dhava, aśvakarṇa, dhātakī, kakubha, tinduka, and the jīvanīya [drugs] is used as an electuary.
Incense [is made] with barley, barley grains, and the droppings of an owl or a vulture, combined with ghee.
And an ointment for itching is made of varaṇa, ariṣṭa, and sinduka together with sheep's urine.
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