Agni Purana

बालैः सेव्या वचा साज्या सदुग्धा वाथ तैलयुक् । यष्टिकां शङ्खपुष्पीं वा बालः क्षीरान्वितां पिवेत् ।। २८३.

Children should use vacā with ghee, or with milk, or with oil; or a child may drink yaṣṭikā or śaṅkhapuṣpī mixed with milk.

वाग्रूपसम्पद्‌युक्तायुर्म्मेधाश्रीर्वर्द्धते शिशोः । वचाह्यग्निशिखावासाशुण्ठीकृष्णानिशागदं ।। २८३.

When a child is endowed with eloquence, form, and accomplishment, his lifespan, intellect, and prosperity increase; for speech, the abode of fire's flame, dry ginger, black pepper, and long pepper are beneficial.

सयष्टिसैन्धवं बालः प्रातर्मेघाकरं विवेत् । देवदारुमहाशिग्रुफलत्रयपयोमुचां ।। २८३.

In the morning, a child should taste honey mixed with rock salt, the fruit of devadāru, the large radish, the three fruits, and the milky exudates.

क्काथः सकृष्णा मृद्वीका कल्कः सर्वान् कृमीन्‌हरेत् । त्रिफलाभृङ्गविश्वानां रसेषु मधुसर्पिषोः ।। २८३.

A paste of catechu, black raisins, and myrobalan removes all worms; the juice of triphalā, bhr̥ṅgarāja, and viśvā, with honey and clarified butter, is also effective.

मेषीक्षीरे च गोमूत्रे सिक्तं रोगे हितं शिशोः । नासारक्तहरो नस्याद्‌दुर्व्वारस इहोत्तमः ।। २८३.

Milk of sheep and cow's urine, when sprinkled, is beneficial for a child's disease; nasal application of durvā juice is excellent for stopping nosebleeds.

लशुनार्द्रकशिग्रूणां रसः कर्णस्य पूरणम् । तैलमार्द्रकजात्यं वा शूलहा चौष्ठरोगनुत् ।। २८३.

The juice of garlic, fresh ginger, and radish, when instilled into the ear, or oil prepared with ginger and jātī, relieves pain and cures diseases of the lips.

जातीपत्रं फलं व्योषं कवलं मूत्रकं निशा । दुग्धक्काथेऽभयाकल्के सिद्धं तैलं द्वलिजार्त्तिनुत् ।। २८३.

Jātī leaf, its fruit, viyoṣa, a bolus, urine, and turmeric, with oil cooked with decoction of myrobalan and abhayā paste, cure dental and gum diseases.

धान्याम्बु नारिकेलं गोमूत्रं क्रमूकविश्वयुक् । क्काथितं कबलं कार्य्यमधिजिह्वाधिशान्तये ।। २८३.

A bolus prepared with rice water, coconut, cow's urine, kramuka, and viśvā, boiled together, should be used to relieve diseases of the tongue and mouth.

साधितं लाङ्गलीकल्के तैलं निर्गुण्डिकारसैः । गण्डमालागलगण्डौ नाशयेन्नस्यकर्मणा ।। २८३.

Oil processed with lāṅgalī paste and the juice of nirguṇḍī, when used as nasal therapy, destroys scrofula and glandular swellings.

पल्लवैरर्क्कपूतीकस्नुहीरुग्घातजातिकैः । उद्वर्त्तयेत् सगोमूत्रैः सर्वत्वग्दोषनाशनैः ।। २८३.

One should massage with the leaves of arka, pūtīka, snuhī, and uggāta, together with cow's urine; this removes all skin disorders.

वाकुची सतिला भुक्ता वत्सरात् कुष्ठनाशनी । पथ्या भल्लातकी तैलगुडपिण्डी तु कुष्ठजित् ।। २८३.

Vākucī and sesame seeds, when consumed, destroy leprosy within a year; pathyā, bhallātakī, and a bolus of oil and jaggery also conquer leprosy.

पूतीकवह्निरजनी त्रिफलाव्योषचूर्णयुक् । तक्रं गुदाङ्गुरे पेयं भक्ष्या वा सगुडाऽभया ।। २८३.

A decoction of pūtīka, harītakī, turmeric, triphalā, and viyoṣa powder, with buttermilk and jaggery, or abhayā, should be taken as food for benefit.

फलदार्व्वीविषाणान्तु क्काथो धात्रीरसोऽथवा । पातव्यो रजनीकल्कः क्षौद्राक्षौद्रप्रमेहिणा ।। २८३.

A decoction of phalā, dārvī, and viṣā, or juice of dhātrī, or a paste of turmeric with honey, should be drunk by those suffering from diabetes.

वासागर्भो व्याधिघातक्काथ एरण्डतैलयुक् । वातशोणितहृत् पानात् पिप्पली स्यात् प्लीहाहरी ।। २८३.

A decoction of vāsā root, effective against diseases, mixed with castor oil, removes vāta and blood disorders when drunk; pippalī is a remedy for spleen disease.

सेव्या जठरिणा कृष्णा स्नुक्‌क्षीरवहुभाविता । पयो वा रच्यदन्त्याग्निविडङ्गव्योषकल्कयुक् ।। २८३.

Those with abdominal disorders should use black nightshade, repeatedly processed with snuhī milk, or milk mixed with the paste of dantī, viḍaṅga, and viyoṣa.

ग्रन्थिकोग्राभया कृष्णा विडङ्गाक्ता घृते कस्थिता । मांसन्तक्रं ग्रहण्यर्शःपाण्डुगुल्मकृमीन् हरेत् ।। २८३.

A bolus of granthikā, strong abhayā, black nightshade, and viḍaṅga, cooked in ghee, removes diseases of the intestines, piles, anemia, abdominal tumors, and worms.

फलत्रयामृता वासा तिक्तभूनिम्वजस्तथा । क्काथः समाक्षिको हन्यात् पाण्डुरोगं सकामलं ।। २८३.

A decoction of triphalā, guḍūcī, vāsā, bitter earth, and amba, prepared with honey, destroys anemia and jaundice.

रक्तपित्ती पिवेद्वासासुरसं ससितं मधु । वरीद्राक्षाबलाशुण्ठीसाधितं वा पयः पृथक् ।। २८३.

One suffering from bleeding disorders should drink the juice of vāsā with sugar and honey, or separately, milk processed with varī, grapes, balā, and dry ginger.

बरी विदारी पथ्या च बलात्रयं सवासकं । श्वदंष्ट्रामधुसर्पिर्भ्यामालिहेत् क्षयरोगवान् ।। २८३.

Barī, vidārī, pathyā, the three kinds of balā, and vāsā, together with śvadaṃṣṭrā, honey, and ghee, should be licked by one afflicted with consumption.

पथ्याशिग्रुकरञ्जार्कत्वक्‌सारं मधुसिन्धुमत् । समूत्रं विद्रधिं हन्ति परिपाकाय तन्त्रजित् ।। २८३.

The extract of pathyā, śigru, karañja, and arka bark, mixed with honey and rock salt, when taken with urine, destroys abscesses and is excellent for ripening (maturing) them.

त्रिवृता जीवती दन्ती मञ्जिष्ठा शर्वरीद्वयं । तार्क्षजं निम्बपत्रञ्च लेपः शस्तो भगन्दरे ।। २८३.

A paste made from trivṛt, jīvatī, dantī, mañjiṣṭhā, both śarvarīs, tārkṣaja, and nimbapatra is beneficial for treating fistula-in-ano.

रुग्घातरजनीलाक्षाचूर्णाजक्षौद्रसंयुता । वासोवत्तिर्व्रणे योज्या शोधनी गतिनाशनी ।। २८३.

A powder of rugghāta, rajanī, lākṣā, and mixed with honey and goat's milk, applied as a dressing to wounds, cleanses them and removes their discharge.

शयामायष्टिनिशालोध्रपद्मकोत्पलचन्दनैः । समरीचैः श्रृतं तैलं क्षीरे स्याद् व्रणरोहणं ।। २८३.

Oil cooked with śayāmā, yaṣṭi, niśā, lodhra, padma, utpala, candana, and marīca in milk promotes the healing of wounds.

श्रीकार्पासदलैर्भस्मफलोपलवणा निशा । तत्पिण्डीस्वेदनं ताम्रे सतैलं स्यात् क्षतौषधं ।। २८३.

A poultice of śrī, kārpāsa leaves, bhasma, phalopala, salt, and niśā, applied with oil on copper, serves as a remedy for ulcers.

कुम्भीसारं पयोयुक्तं वह्निग्धं व्रणे लिपेत् । तदेव नाशयेत्सेकान्नारिकेलरजोघृतम् ।। २८३.

Kumbhīsāra mixed with milk and heated by fire should be applied to wounds; the same, when combined with rice, coconut dust, and ghee, removes swelling.

विश्वाजमोदसिन्धूत्थचिञ्चात्वग्भिः समाभया । तक्रेणोष्णाम्बुना वाथ पीतातीसारनाशनी ।। २८३.

Viśvā, ajamodā, sindhūttha, and ciñcā bark, combined with abhaya, taken with buttermilk or warm water, cures chronic diarrhea.

वत्सकातिविषाविश्वविल्लमुस्तश्रृतं जलं । सामे पुराणेऽतीसारे सासृक्‌शूले च पाययेत् ।। २८३.

A decoction of vatsaka, ativiṣā, viśvavilla, and musta, given in old or bloody diarrhea with pain, should be administered to drink.

अङ्गादग्धं सुगतं सिन्धुमुष्णाम्बुना पिवेत् । शूलवान्थ वा तद्धि सिन्धुहिंगुकणाभया ।। २८३.

For a person with body pain or burning, drinking sindhu with warm water is beneficial; for one with pain, sindhu, hiṅgu, kaṇā, and abhaya are recommended.

कटुरोहोत्कणातह्कलाजचूर्णं मधुप्लुतं । वस्त्रच्छिद्रगतं वक्त्रे न्यस्तं तृष्णां विनाशयेत् ।। २८३.

Powder of kaṭurohi, utkaṇā, and kalāja, mixed with honey, placed in the mouth through a cloth, destroys thirst.