धन्वन्तरिरुवाच रक्षन् बलं हि ज्वरितं लङ्घितं भोजयेद्भिषक् । सविश्वं लाजमण्डन्तु तृड्ज्वरान्तं श्रृतं जलम् ।। २७९.
Dhanvantari said: To protect strength in fever, the physician should give light food to one who has fasted; with roasted barley and parched rice, and water boiled and cooled, thirst and fever will end.
मुस्तपर्पटकोशीरचन्दनोदीच्यनागरैः । षड़हे च व्यतिक्रान्ते तिक्तकं पाययेद्ध्रुवम् ।। २७९.
With musta, parpata, koshira, sandalwood, udichya, and nagara, and when the fever has passed its peak, one should certainly administer a bitter preparation.
स्नेहयेत्त्यक्तदोषन्तु ततस्तञ्च विरेचयेत् । जीर्णाः षष्टिकनीवाररक्तशालिप्रमोदकाः ।। २७९.
After oiling and removing the doshas, then purgation should be performed; well-cooked shashtika, nivara, red rice, and pramodaka are suitable.
तद्विधास्ते ज्वरेष्विष्टा यवानां विकृतिस्तथा । मुद्गा मसूराश्चणकाः कुलत्थास्च सकुष्ठकाः ।। २७९.
Such foods are prescribed in fevers, as well as preparations of barley; likewise, mung beans, lentils, chickpeas, horse gram, and those with kustha.
आटक्यो नारकाद्याश्च कर्क्कोटककटोल्वकम् । पटोलं सफलं निम्बं पर्पटं दाडिमं ज्वरे ।। २७९.
Atakya, naraka, karkotaka, katolvaka, patola with fruit, neem, parpata, and pomegranate are beneficial in fever.
अधोगे वमनं शस्तमूद्र्ध्वगे च विरेचनम् । रक्तपित्ते तथा पानं षडङ्गं शुण्ठिवर्ज्जितम् ।। २७९.
In downward-moving disorders, emesis is best; in upward-moving, purgation; for bleeding disorders, one should drink the six-ingredient decoction without dry ginger.
शक्रुगोधूमलाजाश्च यवशालिमसूरकाः । सकुष्ठचणका मुद्गा भक्ष्या गोधूमका हिताः ।। २७९.
Roasted barley, wheat, rice, lentils, and those with kustha and chickpeas, as well as mung beans, are wholesome; wheat preparations are beneficial.
साधिता घृतदुग्धाभ्यां क्षौद्रं वृषरसो मधु । अतीसारे पुराणानां शालीनां भक्षणं हितं ।। २७९.
Food prepared with ghee and milk, honey, bull's urine, and honey are beneficial; in chronic diarrhea, eating old rice is good.
अनभिष्यन्दि यच्चान्नं लोध्रवल्कलसंयुतम् । मारुतं वर्ज्जयेद् यत्नः कार्य्यो गुल्मेषु सर्वथा ।। २७९.११ वाट्यं क्षीरेण चाश्नीयाद्वास्तूकं घृतसाधितं । गोधूमशालयस्तिक्ता हिता जठरिणामथ ।। २७९.
Food that does not cause obstruction, combined with lodhra bark, is suitable; wind should be carefully avoided in all cases of abdominal tumors.
गोधूमशालयो मुद्गा ब्रह्मर्क्षखदिरोऽभया । पञ्चकोलञ्जाङ्गलाश्च निम्बधात्र्याः पटोलकाः ।। २७९.
Wheat, rice, mung beans, brahmi, khadira, haritaki, the five kinds of pepper, wild vegetables, neem, amalaki, and patola are recommended.
मातुलङ्गरसाजातिशुष्कमूलकसैन्धवाः । कुष्ठिनाञ्च तता शस्तं पानार्थे खदिरोदकं ।। २७९.
Juice of matulunga, jati, dried roots, and rock salt; for those with skin diseases, water infused with khadira is suitable for drinking.
मसूरमुद्गौ पेयार्थे भोज्या जीर्णाश्च शालयः । निम्बपर्पटकैः शाकैर्ज्जाङ्गलानां तथा रसः ।। २७९.
Lentils and mung beans are suitable as gruel, and well-cooked rice as food; with neem and parpata greens, and the juice of wild animals.
विडङ्गं मरिचं मुस्तं कुष्ठं लोध्रं सुवर्च्चिका । मनः शिला च वालेयः कुष्ठहा मूत्रपेषितः ।। २७९.
Vidanga, black pepper, musta, kustha, lodhra, suvarcika, manashila, and valerian—when pounded with urine, these destroy skin diseases.
अपूपकुष्ठकुल्माषयवाद्या मेहिनां हिताः । यवान्नविकृतिर्मुद्गा कुलत्था जीर्णशालयः ।। २७९.
Cakes, preparations of kustha, kulmasha, barley, and similar foods are beneficial for those with urinary disorders; barley, mung beans, horse gram, and well-cooked rice are suitable.
तिक्तरुक्षाणि शाकानि तिक्तानि हरितानि च । तैलानि तिलशिग्रुकविभीतकेङ्गुदानि च ।। २७९.
Bitter and dry vegetables, and bitter greens; oils of sesame, mustard, vibhitaka, and inguda are also suitable.
मुद्गाः सयवगोधूमा धान्यं वर्षस्थितञ्च यत् । जाङ्गलस्य रसः शस्तो भोजने राजयक्ष्मिणां ।। २७९.
Mung beans with barley and wheat, and grains stored for a year; the juice of wild animals is best for food in cases of consumption.
कौलत्थमौद्गको रास्नाशुष्कमूलकजाङ्गलैः । पूपैर्वा विस्किरैः सिद्धैर्दधिदाड़िमसाधितैः ।। २७९.
One should use horse gram, black gram, rasna, dried roots, wild meats, or with flowers, or with grains prepared and seasoned with curd and pomegranate.
मातुलङ्गरसक्षौद्रद्राक्षाव्योषादिसंस्कृतैः । यवगोधूमशाल्यन्नैर्भोज्येच्छ्वासकासिनं ।। २७९.
Food prepared with the juice of citron, honey, grapes, long pepper, and other such ingredients, as well as barley, wheat, and rice, should be given to one suffering from breathlessness and cough.
दशमूलवलारास्नाकुलत्थैरुपसाधिताः । पेयाः पूपरसाः क्काथाः श्वासहिक्कानिवारणा ।। २७९.
Gruels, soups, and decoctions prepared with ten roots, bala, rasna, and horse gram are remedies for breathlessness and hiccups.
शुष्कमूलककौलत्थमूलजाह्गलजै रसैः । यवगोधूमशाल्यन्नं जीर्णं सोशीरमाचरेत् ।। २७९.
Rice, wheat, and barley that have been digested should be taken with the juice of dried roots, horse gram, and wild roots, along with usira.
शोथवान् सगुड़ां पथ्यां खादेद्वा गुड़नागरम् । तक्रञ्च चित्रकञ्चोभौ ग्रहणीरोगनाशनौ ।। २७९.
A person with swelling should eat pathya with gur and ginger, as well as buttermilk and citraka—both are remedies for diseases of the digestive tract.
पुराणयवगोधूमशालयो जाङ्गलो रसः । मुद्गामलकखर्जूरमृद्वीकावदराणि च ।। २७९.
Old barley, wheat, and rice, the juice of wild meats, and also mudga, amalaki, dates, grapes, and badara are recommended.
मधु सर्पिः पयः शक्र निम्बपर्पटकौ वृषम् । तक्रारिष्टाश्च शस्यन्ते सततं वातरोगिणाम् ।। २७९.
Honey, ghee, milk, sugar, neem, parpata, buttermilk, and arishta are always beneficial for those afflicted by wind disorders.
हृद्रोगिणो विरेच्यास्तु पिप्पल्यो हिक्किनां हिताः । तक्रावलालसिन्धूनि मुक्तानि शिशिराम्भसा ।। २७९.
For those with heart disease, purgation should be done; long pepper is beneficial for hiccups. Buttermilk, valāla, and sindhu, cooled with cold water, are to be used.
मुक्ताः सौवर्चलाजादि मद्यं शस्तं मदात्यये । सक्षोद्रपयसा लाक्षआं पिवेच्च क्षचवान्नरः ।। २७९.
Pearls, black salt, and such are good for intoxication; one should drink lac with honey and milk to relieve vomiting.
क्षयं मांसरसाहारो वह्निसंरक्षणाज्जयेत् । शालयो भोजने रक्ता नीवारकलमादयः ।। २७९.
Tuberculosis is overcome by a diet of meat broths, which protect the digestive fire; in meals, red rice, nivara, and kalama are to be taken.
यवान्नविकृतिर्म्मांसं शाकं सौवर्चलं शटी । पथ्या तथैवार्शसां यन्मण्डं तक्रञ्च वारिणा ।। २७९.
Barley preparations, meat, vegetables, black salt, and shati are wholesome; likewise, for hemorrhoids, one should take gruel or buttermilk with water.
मुस्ताभ्यासस्तथा लोपश्चित्रकेण हरिद्रया । यवान्नविकृतिः शालिर्व्वास्तूकं ससुवर्च्चलम् ।। २७९.
The use of musta, as well as lopa with citraka and turmeric, barley preparations, rice, and vāstuka with black salt, is recommended.
त्रपुषैर्वारुगोधूमाः क्षीरेक्षुघृतसंयुताः । मूत्रकृच्छ्रे च शस्ताः स्युः पाने मण्डसुरादयः ।। २७९.
Barley and wheat with tin, mixed with milk, sugarcane juice, and ghee, are good for difficulty in urination; for drinking, gruel and sura are suitable.
लाजाः शक्तुस्तथा क्षौद्रं शूल्यं मांसं परूषकम् । वार्त्ताकुलावशिखिनश्छर्द्दिघ्नाः पानकानि च ।। २७९.
Puffed rice, śaktu, honey, roasted meat, parushaka, brinjal, kulāva, and shikhin, as well as drinks, are remedies for vomiting.