Agni Purana

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.

पाठादार्व्वीजातिदलं द्राक्षामृलफलत्रयैः । साधितं समधु क्काथं कवलं मुखपापहृत् ।। २८३.

A decoction of pāṭhā, dārvī, jāti leaves, grapes, and the three myrobalans, prepared with honey, used as a mouthwash, removes oral impurities.

कृष्णातिविषतिक्तेन्द्रदारुपाठापयोमुचां । क्काथो मूत्रे श्रृतः क्षौद्री सर्वकण्ठगदापहः ।। २८३.

A decoction of kṛṣṇā, ativiṣā, tiktā, indradāru, pāṭhā, and payomuca, boiled in urine and mixed with honey, removes all throat diseases.

पथ्यागोक्षुरदुस्पर्शराजवृक्षशिलाभिदां । कषायः समधुः पीतो मूत्रकृच्छ्रं व्यपोहति ।। २८३.

A decoction of pathyā, gokṣura, dusparśa, rājavṛkṣa, and śilābhidā, taken with honey, alleviates difficulty in urination.

वंशत्वग्वरुणक्काथः शर्क्कराश्मविघातनः । शाखोटक्काथसक्षौद्रक्षीराशी श्लीपदी भवेत् ।। २८३.

A decoction of bamboo bark and varuṇa, with sugar, breaks up stones; a decoction of śākhoṭa with honey and milk is beneficial for elephantiasis.

मासार्कत्वक्पयस्तैलं मधुसिक्तञ्च सैन्धवं । पादरोगं हरेत्सर्पिर्जालकुक्कुटजं तथा ।। २८३.

A mixture of māsa, arka bark, milk, oil, honey, and saindhava salt, as well as clarified butter from a hen raised in a cage, removes foot diseases.

शुण्ठीसौवर्चलाहिङ्गुचूर्णं शूण्ठीरसैर्घृतम् । रुजं हरेदथ क्काथो विद्धि वद्धाग्निसाधने ।। २८३.

Powder of dry ginger, sauvarcala, and hiṅgu, mixed with dry ginger juice and ghee, relieves pain; also, a decoction prepared with a strong fire is effective.

सौवर्चलाग्निहङ्‌गूनां सदीप्यानां रसैर्युतं । विड़दीप्यकयुक्तं वा तक्रं गुल्मातुरः पिवेत् ।। २८३.

Buttermilk mixed with sauvarcala, agni, haṅgu, and other pungent substances, or with viradīpya, should be drunk by one suffering from abdominal tumors.

धात्रीपटोलमुद्‌गानां क्काथः साज्यो विसर्पहा । शुण्ठीदारुनवाक्षीरक्काथो मूत्रान्वितोऽपरः ।। २८३.

A decoction of dhātrī, paṭola, and mudga, with ghee, cures erysipelas; another decoction of dry ginger, dāru, navā, and kṣīra, prepared with urine, is also effective.

सव्योषायोरजः क्षारः फलक्काथश्च शोथहृत् । गुड़शिग्रुत्रिवृद्भिश्च सैन्धवानां रजोयुतः ।। २८३.

The powder of saindhava salt mixed with the ashes of the fruit of kakkaṭha, with the juice of two young women, and with gur, śigru, and trivṛt, removes swelling.

त्रिवृताफलकक्काथः सगुड़ स्याद्विरेचनः । वचाफलकषायोत्थं सैन्धवानां रजोयुतः ।। २८३.

The fruit of trivṛt and kakkaṭha, together with gur, acts as a purgative; the astringent extract of vacā and phalaka, with the powder of saindhava salt, is also effective.

त्रिफलायाः पलशतं पृथग्भृङ्गजभावितम् । विङ्ङ्गं लोहचूर्णञ्च दशभागसमन्वितम् ।। २८३.

One hundred palas of triphalā, separately infused with bhṛṅgaja, and mixed with viṅṅga and iron powder in a tenth part proportion.

शतावरीगुडुच्यग्निपलानां शतविंशतिः । मध्वाज्यतिलजैर्लिह्यद् बलीपलितवर्ज्जितः ।। २८३.

Twenty palas each of śatāvarī, guḍucī, agni, and palā, to be licked with honey, ghee, and sesame, strengthens the body and prevents greying of hair.

सितामधुघृतैर्युक्ता सकृष्णा त्रिफला तथा । त्रिफला सर्वरोगघ्नीस मधुः सर्क्करान्विता ।। २८३.

Triphalā, combined with sugar, honey, and ghee, and also with black harītakī, is a remedy for all diseases when mixed with honey and sugar.

सितामधुघृतैर्युक्ता सकृष्णा त्रिफला तथा । पथ्याचित्रकशुण्ठ्यश्च गुडुचीमुष्लीरजः ।। २८३.

Triphalā, combined with sugar, honey, and ghee, and also with black harītakī, along with pathyā, citraka, śuṇṭhī, guḍucī, and muṣlī powder.

सगुडं भक्षितं रोगहरं त्रिशतवर्षकृते । किञअचिच्चूर्णं जवापुष्पं पिण्डितं विमृजेज्जले ।। २८३.

When eaten with jaggery, it destroys diseases and grants a lifespan of three hundred years; a little powder of kiñcaka and javā flower, made into a paste, should be rubbed with water.

तैलं भवेद् घृताकारं किञ्चिच्चूर्ण्णं जलान्वितं । धूपार्थं दृश्यते चित्रं वृषदंशजरायुना ।। २८३.

The oil, resembling ghee, with a little powder and water, is used for incense; it appears remarkable when combined with the gall of the vṛṣadaṃśa insect.

पुनर्म्माक्षिकधूपेन दृश्यते तद्याथा पुरा । कर्पूरजलकाभेकतैलं पाटलिमूलयुक् ।। २८३.

Again, when fumigated with honey, it appears as before; oil mixed with camphor water and pāṭali root.

पिष्ट्वा लिप्य पदे द्वे च चरेदङ्गारके नरः । तृणौत्थानादिकं व्यूह्य दर्शयन्वै कुतूहलं ।। २८३.

After grinding, apply to two spots on the body and move about on hot coals; arranging grass and other things, one may display wonders out of curiosity.

विषग्रहरुजध्वंसक्षुद्रनर्म्म च कामिकं । तत्ते षट्‌कर्म्मकं प्रोक्तं सिद्धिद्वयसमाश्रयं ।। २८३.

It destroys poison, planetary afflictions, pain, and minor ailments, and fulfills desires; this is called the sixfold practice, the source of two kinds of success.

मन्त्रध्यानौषधिकथामुद्रेज्या यत्र मुष्टयः । चतुर्व्वर्गफलं प्रोक्तं यः पठेत्स दिवं व्रजेत् ।। २८३.

Where there are mantras, meditation, medicine, mudrā, worship, and offerings, the fruit of the four aims of life is declared; whoever recites this attains heaven.