[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.173 # Garudapurana 1.173 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.173 - **Language:** Sanskrit ## Contents - [1.173.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.33) — 1 part ### [1.173.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.1) śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 173 dhanvantariruvāca / dravyāṇi madhurādīni vakṣye rāgaharāṇyaham / śāliṣaṣṭikagodhṛmakṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ rasā madha // > The glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa—173. / Dhanvantari said: / I shall declare the substances beginning with sweet that remove diseases: / śāli rice, ṣaṣṭika rice, wheat, milk, ghee, meat juices, honey, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.2) majjāśṛṅgāṭakayavakaśervivārugīkṣuram / gambhagī pauṣkaraṃ bījaṃ drākṣā kharjūrakaṃ balā // > marrow, śṛṅgāṭaka, barley, kaśeru, trapusa, ikṣura, / gambhārī, lotus seeds, grapes, dates, balā, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.3) nārikalekṣvātmaṇuptā vidārī ca priyālakam / madhukaṃ tālakaṣmāṇḍaṃ mukhyo 'yaṃ madhuro gaṇaḥ // > coconut, sugarcane, ātmaguptā, vidārī, priyāla, / madhuka, palm fruit, and kuṣmāṇḍa—this is the foremost sweet group. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.4) mūrchādāhapraśamanaḥ paḍindriyaprasādanaḥ / kṛmikṛtkaphakṛccaiva eko 'tyartha nipevitaḥ // > It pacifies fainting and burning, and clarifies the six sense organs; / but indulged in excessively alone, it produces worms and generates kapha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.5) śvāsakāsāmyamādhuryasvaraghātārvudāni ca / galagaṇḍaślīpadāni guḍalepādi kārayet // > asthma, cough, excess sweetness, loss of voice, tumors, / goiter, and elephantiasis. One should apply jaggery plasters and the like \[to counter it\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.6) dāḍimāmalakāmraṃ ca kapitthakaramardakau / mātuluṅgāmrātakaṃ ca badaraṃ tintaḍīphalam // > Pomegranate, āmalakī, mango, kapittha, karamarda, / mātuluṅga, āmrātaka, badara, and tamarind fruit, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.7) dadhi takraṃ kāñjikaṃ ca lakucaṃ cāmlave tasam / amlo loṇaḥ śuṇṭhīyukto jāraṇaḥ pācano rasaḥ // > curd, buttermilk, fermented gruel, lakuca, and amlavetasa— / the sour taste, combined with salt and dry ginger, is a digester and promoter of digestion; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.8) kledano vātakṛddhṛpyo vidāhī cānulomanaḥ / amlo 'tyarthaṃ sevyamānaḥ kuryāddhai dantaharṣakam // > it causes moisture, produces vāta, is pleasing, causes a burning sensation, and is a carminative. / Used excessively, the sour \[taste\] produces sensitivity in the teeth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.9) śarīrasya ca śaitilyaṃ svarakaṇṭhāsyahṛddahet / chinnabhinnavraṇādīni pācayitvāgnibhāvitaḥ // > laxity of the body, and burns the voice, throat, mouth, and chest; / having an fiery quality, it causes cuts, torn wounds, and the like to suppurate. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.10) lavaṇāni yavakṣārasarjikādiśca lāvaṇaḥ / śodhanaḥ pācanaḥ kledī viśleṣasarpaṇādikṛt // > Salts such as yavakṣāra, sarjikā, and the like are the saline \[taste\]. / It purifies, digests, moistens, and causes loosening, spreading, and the like; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.11) mārgarodhī mārdavakṛtsa ekaḥ pariṣevitaḥ / gātrakaṇḍūkoṣṭhaśothavaivarṇyaṃ janayedrasaḥ / raktavātaṃ pittaraktaṃ puṃstvendriyarujādikam // > it obstructs the channels and produces softness. Consumed alone \[in excess\], / that taste produces itching of the limbs, abdominal swelling, discoloration, / gout, pitta-blood disorders, pain in the male organ and sense faculties, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.12) vyoṣaśigrūmūlakaṃ devadāru ca kuṣṭhakam / laśunaṃ valgujī phalaṃ mustāguggululāṅgalī // > Vyoṣa, śigru, radish, devadāru, kuṣṭha, / garlic, seeds of valgujī, mustā, guggulu, lāṅgalī— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.13) kaṭuko dīpanaḥ śodhī kuṣṭhakaṇḍūkaphāntakṛt / sthaulyālasyakrimiharaḥ śukramedovirodhanaḥ / eko 'tyarthaṃ sevyamānaḥ bhramadāhādikṛdbhavet // > the pungent \[taste\] stimulates appetite, purifies, and ends skin disease, itching, and kapha; / it removes obesity, indolence, and worms, and checks semen and fat. / Consumed alone in excess, it causes dizziness, burning, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.14) kṛtamālaḥ kīrāṇi haridrendrayavāstathā / svādukaṇṭakavetrāṇi bṛhatīdvayaśaṅkhinī // > Kṛtamāla, kirātatikta, turmeric, and indrayava; / vikaṅkata, cane shoots, the two bṛhatīs, śaṅkhinī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.15) guḍūcī cadravantī ca trivṛnmaṇḍūkaparṇyapi / kāravellakavārtākukaravīrakavāsakāḥ // > guḍūcī, dravantī, trivṛt, and maṇḍūkaparṇī; / bitter gourd, eggplant, karavīra, vāsaka, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.16) rohiṇī śaṅkhacūrṇaṃ ca karkoṭo vai jayantikā / jātīvāruṇakaṃ nimbo jyotiṣmatī punarnavā // > rohiṇī, conch powder, karkoṭa, jayantikā, / jātī, varuṇa, nīm, jyotiṣmatī, punarnavā— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.17) tikto rasaśchedanaḥ syādrocanī dīpanastathā / śodhano jvaratṛṣṇāghno mūrchākaṇṭhārtikādijit // > the bitter taste is excising, appetising, and digestive; / it purifies, relieves fever and thirst, and conquers fainting, throat ailments, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.18) viṇmūtrakledasaṃśoṣo hyatyarthaṃ sa ca sevitaḥ / hanustambhākṣepakārtiśiraḥ śūlabraṇādikṛt // > Yet used excessively, it dries up feces, urine, and bodily moisture, / and causes lockjaw, convulsions, pain, headaches, ulcers, and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.19) triphalāsallakījambu āmrātakavacādikam / tindukaṃ vakulaṃ śālaṃ pālaṅkīmudgacillakam // > Triphalā, sallakī, jambu, āmrātaka, vacā, and the like, / tinduka, bakula, śāla, pālaṅkī, mudga, and cillaka— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.20) kaṣāyo grāhako ropī stambhanakledaśoṣaṇaḥ / eko 'tyarthaṃ sevyamāno hṛdaye cātha pīḍakaḥ / mukhaśoṣajvarādhmānamanyāstambhādikārakaḥ // > The astringent \[taste\] is binding, healing, constipating, and dries up moisture. / Used alone in excess, it causes distress in the heart / and produces dryness of the mouth, fever, abdominal distention, stiff neck, and similar ailments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.21) haridrākuṣṭhalavaṇaṃ meṣaśṛṅgibalādvayam / kacchurā sallakī pāṭhā punarnavā śatāvarī // > Turmeric, kuṣṭha, salt, meṣaśṛṅgī, the two balās, / kacchurā, sallakī, pāṭhā, punarnavā, śatāvarī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.22) agni mantho brahmadaṇḍī śvadaṃṣṭrairaṇḍake tathā / yavakolakulatthādikarṣāśī daśamūlakam / pṛthak samasto vātātorbahupittaharastathā // > agnimantha, brahmadaṇḍī, śvadaṃṣṭrā, and likewise eraṇḍa, / barley, kola, kulattha, and karṣāśī, along with the daśamūla: / individually or together, this removes wind-afflictions and alleviates excessive bile. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.23) śatāvarī vidārī ca bālakośīracandanam / dūrvā vaṭaḥ pippalī ca badarī sallakī tathā // > Śatāvarī, vidārī, bālaka, uśīra, sandalwood, / dūrvā, vaṭa, pippalī, badarī, and likewise sallakī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.24) kadalī cotpalaṃ padmamudumbarapaṭolakan / atha śleṣmaharo vargo haridrāguḍakuṣṭhakam // > banana, water-lily, lotus, udumbara, and paṭolaka. / Now the group that removes phlegm: turmeric, jaggery, kuṣṭha, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.25) śatapuṣpī ca jātī ca vyoṣāragvadhalāṅgalī / sarpistailavasāmajjāḥ sneheṣu pravaraṃ smṛtam // > śatapuṣpī, jātī, vyoṣa, āragvadha, and lāṅgalī. / Clarified butter, oil, fat, and marrow: among unctuous substances, \[clarified butter\] is considered foremost. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.26) tathā dhīsmṛtimedhāgnikāṅkṣiṇāṃ śasyate ghṛtam / kevalaṃ paittike sarpirvātike lavaṇānvitam // > Clarified butter is praised likewise for those desiring intellect, memory, intelligence, and digestive fire. / Pure clarified butter is given for biliary disorders; mixed with salt, for windy disorders; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.27) deyaṃ bahukaphe vāpi vyoṣakṣārasamāyutam / granthināḍīkṛmisleṣmamedomārutarogiṣu // > or when phlegm is predominant, it should be given combined with vyoṣa and alkali. / For patients suffering from tumours, sinus tracts, worms, phlegm, fat, and wind; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.28) tailaṃ lāghavadārḍhyāya krūrakoṣṭheṣu dehiṣu / vātātapāmbubhārastrīvyāyāmakṣīṇadhātuṣu // > for lightness and strength in beings of hard bowels; / and for those whose bodily elements are depleted by wind, heat, water, heavy loads, women, and physical exercise; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.29) rūkṣakleśakṣayātyāgnivātā vṛtapatheṣu / atha dagdhvā śirājālaṃ yonikarma śiroruji (jam ) // > for those afflicted with dryness, distress, consumption, excessive digestive fire, or channels blocked by wind; / and after cauterising a network of veins, for vaginal disorders, and head disease, oil \[is praised\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.30) uttamasya palaṃ mātrā tribhiścākṣaiśca madhyame / jaghanyasya palārdhena snehakvāthauṣadheṣu ca // > A pala is the dose for the best \[constitution\]; three akṣas for the middling; / and half a pala for the lowest, in medicines consisting of unctuous substances or decoctions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.31) jalamuṣṇaṃ ghṛte deyaṃ pṛthak taile tu śasyate / senehe pitte tu tṛṣṇāyāṃ pibeduṣṇodakaṃ naraḥ // > Hot water should be given after clarified butter; and it is commended separately after oil. / When unctuous substance \[is taken\] in biliary conditions or during thirst, a man should drink hot water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.32) vātānulomaṃ dīptāgrarvarcaḥ snigdhasya tanmatam / rūkṣamya snedṛnaṃ kāryamabhisnigdhasya rūkṣaṇam // > Wind moving downwards, inflamed digestive fire, and lustrous stool are considered \[signs\] of one who is well oleated. / One who is unctuous should undergo drying; one who is dry should undergo oleation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.33) śyāmākakoradoṣānnatakrapiṇyākasakubhiḥ / vātaśleṣmāṇi vāte vā kaphe vā sveda iṣyate / na svedayedatimthūlarūkṣadurvalamūrchitān // > Sudation is prescribed with śyāmāka, kora\[dūṣa\], unpolished rice, buttermilk, oilcake, and groats / in conditions of wind and phlegm, or in wind, or in phlegm. / One must not apply sudation to the very obese, the dry, the weak, or those who have fainted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173.33.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173.33.p1) iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe yogasamadivarṇanaṃ nāma trisaptanyuttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ > Thus ends the one hundred and seventy-third chapter, entitled “Description of Medicinal Preparations and Related Matters,” in the Ācārakāṇḍa of the first part of the first section of the glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.173.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.cakradatta.67.3) — Cakrapāṇidatta, Sanskrit - [Gadanigraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.gadanigraha.113.26) — Soḍhala, Sanskrit - [Cikitsāsārasaṅgraha (Vaṅgasena)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.vangasena.100.1) — Vaṅgasena, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.173) · Pramāṇa