Cakradatta (Cikitsasangraha) 17: Adhikāra 17
Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha) 17
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Adhikāra 17
17.1
1sekāvagāhau maṇayaḥ sahārāḥ
śītāḥ pradehā vyajanānilaśca .
śītāni pānāni ca gandhavanti
sarvāsu mūrcchāsu nivāritāni .. 1 ..
Sprinkling, immersion bath, gems together with necklaces, / cold plasters, wind from fans, / and cold, fragrant drinks / are indicated in all types of fainting. // 1
17.2
siddhāni varge madhure payāṃsi
sadāḍimā jāṅgalajā rasāśca .
tathā yavā lohitaśālayaśca
mūrcchāsu śastāśca satīnamudgāḥ .. 2 ..
Milks prepared with the sweet group, / meat broths of wild animals with pomegranate, / likewise barley and red rice, / and satīna with green gram are recommended in faintings. // 2
17.3
2yathādoṣaṃ kaṣāyāṇi jvaraghnāni prayojayet .
raktajāyāṃ tu mūrcchāyāṃ hitaḥ śītakriyāvidhiḥ .. 3 ..
One should administer decoctions that destroy fever according to the doṣa; / in fainting arising from blood, however, the regimen of cooling measures is beneficial. // 3
17.4
madyajāyāṃ vamenmadyaṃ nidrāṃ sevedyathāsukham .
viṣajāyāṃ viṣaghnāni bheṣajāni prayojayet .. 4 ..
In [fainting] arising from alcohol, one should vomit the alcohol and indulge in sleep as comfortable; / in [fainting] arising from poison, one should apply poison-destroying medicaments. // 4
17.5
kolamajjoṣaṇośīrakeśaraṃ śītavāriṇā .
pītaṃ mūrcchāṃ jayellīḍhvā tṛṣṇāṃ vā madhusaṃyutām .. 5 ..
Jujube pulp, black pepper, uśīra, and saffron drunk with cold water / overcomes fainting, or licked with honey, [it overcomes] thirst. // 5
17.6
mahauṣadhāmṛtākṣudrāpauṣkaragranthikodbhavam .
pibetkaṇāyutaṃ kvāthaṃ mūrcchāyeṣu madeṣu ca .. 6 ..
One should drink a decoction produced from ginger, guḍūcī, kaṇṭakārī, pauṣkara, and granthika, / combined with pippalī, in faintings and in intoxications. // 38
17.7
śatāvarībalāmūladrākṣāsiddhaṃ payaḥ pibet .
sasitaṃ bhramanāśāya bījaṃ vāṭyālakasya vā .. 7 ..
One should drink milk prepared with śatāvarī, balā root, and grapes, / with sugar, for the destruction of vertigo, or seeds of vāṭyālaka. // 7
17.8
pibeddurālabhākvāthaṃ saghṛtaṃ bhramaśāntaye .
triphalāyāḥ prayogo vā prayogaḥ payaso'pi vā .
rasāyanānāṃ kaumbhasya sarpiṣo vā praśasyate .. 8 ..
One should drink a decoction of durālabhā with clarified butter to pacify vertigo; / or the use of triphalā, or the use of milk, / or of rejuvenators, or of ten-year-old clarified butter is praised. // 8
17.9
3madhunā hantyupayuktā
triphalā rātrau guḍārdrakaṃ prātaḥ .
saptāhātpathyabhojī
madamūrcchākāsakāmalonmādān .. 9 ..
Triphalā used with honey at night, / and jaggery and fresh ginger in the morning, / in a person eating wholesome food, destroys in seven days / intoxication, fainting, cough, jaundice, and insanity. // 9
17.10
añjanānyavapīḍāśca dhūmaḥ pradhamanāni ca .
sūcībhistodanaṃ śastaṃ dāhaḥ pīḍā nakhāntare .. 10 ..
Collyria, nasal drops, smoke inhalation, and insufflations, / pricking with needles, cauterisation, and pinching under the nails are recommended; // 10
17.11
luñcanaṃ keśaromṇāṃ ca dantairdaṃśanameva ca .
ātmaguptāvagharṣaśca hitāstasyāvarodhane .. 11 ..
and plucking of head hair and body hair, biting with the teeth, / and rubbing with cowhage are beneficial in arresting it. // 11
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (2)
- Tattvacandrikā — Śivadāsasena, Sanskrit
- Tattvacandrikā — Śivadāsasena, Sanskrit
Linked texts (7)
- Siddhayoga (Vṛndamādhava) — Vṛnda, Sanskrit
- Bhāvaprakāśa (another edition) — Sanskrit
- Nityanāthatantra — Sanskrit
- Siddhayoga (Vṛndasuni) — Vṛndasuni, Sanskrit
- Cikitsāsārasaṅgraha (Vaṅgasena) — Vaṅgasena, Sanskrit
- Vaidyakasāroddhāra — Brajanāthaśarman, Sanskrit
- Vīrasiṃha — Bhoja, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A History of Indian Medical Literature — Meulenbeld 1999, English