In the sacred discourse, the great sage began by listing the wondrous herbs and substances that form the foundation of healing: turmeric, kuṣṭha, rock salt, meṣaśṛṅgi, both varieties of balā, kacchurā, sallakī, pāṭhā, punarnavā, and śatāvarī. These, along with agnimantha, brahmadaṇḍī, śvadaṃṣṭra, eraṇḍa, barley, kola, kulattha, karṣāśī, and the renowned daśamūla, whether used individually or together, dispel disorders caused by wind and also alleviate many ailments rooted in excess bile. The sage continued, naming śatāvarī, vidārī, bālaka, śīra, sandalwood, dūrvā, vaṭa, pippalī, badarī, and sallakī as potent medicines. To these, he added banana, lotus, red lotus, udumbara, paṭola, and a group of herbs especially effective in removing phlegm: turmeric, jaggery, and kuṣṭha. He then described the finest unctuous substances: śatapuṣpī, jātī, vyoṣa, aragvadha, lāṅgalī, as well as clarified butter, oil, animal fat, and marrow. Among these, ghee is especially praised for those who seek intelligence, memory, sharp intellect, and a strong digestive fire. For those afflicted with excess bile, only ghee should be administered, and for those suffering from wind disorders, ghee mixed with salt is recommended. If phlegm dominates, ghee should be combined with vyoṣa and alkaline substances; this combination is also beneficial in cases of glandular swelling, blocked channels, worms, phlegm, fat, and wind disorders. Oil, the sage said, brings lightness and firmness to those with hard bowels, and is especially helpful for those depleted by wind, exposure to the sun, water, burdens, women, or excessive exertion. In cases of dryness, suffering, wasting, excessive digestive fire, or wind obstructing the channels, after cauterizing the network of veins, treatment should be prescribed for the womb or head pain. The sage explained the proper dosages for unctuous decoctions and medicines: for the best type, one pala; for the middle, three akṣas; and for the lowest, half a pala. Ghee should be taken with warm water, but oil should be taken separately with warm water. In treatments for bile and thirst, a man should drink warm water. He further taught that the ideal state is marked by unctuousness, proper downward movement of wind, strong digestive fire, and a good complexion. For those with dryness, unctuousness should be applied, while for those already unctuous, dryness should be induced. For fomentation in wind and phlegm disorders, grains such as śyāmāka, kodrava, doṣa, natakra, piṇyāka, and sakubhi are used. However, those who are excessively obese, dry, weak, or faint should not be subjected to fomentation. Then Dhanvantari spoke: “O Suśruta, destroyer of disease, I shall now describe the virtues of ghee, oil, and similar substances. Listen attentively. Śaṅkhapuṣpī, vacā, somā, brāhmī, and brahmasuvarcalā, along with abhayā, guḍūcī, aṭarūpa, and kavāgujī, should be taken in equal parts and cooked together with a prastha of ghee. By adding the juice of kaṇṭakāri and an equal measure of milk, this preparation becomes brāhmī ghee, renowned for enhancing hearing and intellect. Similarly, ghee prepared with triphalā, citraka, balā, nirgundī, nimbavāsaka, punarnavā, guḍūcī, bṛhatī, and śatāvarī destroys all diseases. In a decoction of a hundred balā roots, half an āḍhaka of oil is cooked, with pastes of madhūka, mañjiṣṭhā, candana, utpala, and padmaka. Fine powders of ilā, pippalī, kuṣṭha, tvak, elā, aguru, and kesara, along with fragrant, life-giving herbs, are combined with an āḍhaka of milk. This mixture, gently cooked over a fire and kept in a pure silver vessel, alleviates all wind disorders and those affecting all bodily tissues. This oil, dear to kings, pacifies all wind disorders. With a prastha of śatāvarī juice and an equal measure of milk, śatapuṣpa, devadāru, māṃsī, śaileyaka, balā, candana, tagara, kuṣṭha, manaḥśilā, and jyotiṣmatī—each weighing a karṣa—are cooked with a prastha of ghee. This preparation is especially beneficial for those who are hunchbacked, dwarfed, lame, deaf, disabled, or afflicted with leprosy, as well as those whose limbs are broken by wind, who are weakened by intercourse, aged and frail, bloated, or suffering from dry mouths. The oil, which destroys all diseases, quickly eliminates all winds lodged in the skin, veins, and tendons. This oil, called Nārāyaṇa, was spoken by Viṣṇu himself and dispels disease. Oil and ghee may also be prepared separately with all the medicines, each individually. The application may be made with śatāvarī, guḍūcī, citraka, and gocanā, or with nirguṇḍī, or with kaṇṭakārī and its juices, or with varṣābhū, ālaya, vāsaka, and the three fruits. Also, brāhī, igṇḍaka, bhṛṅgarāja, and kuṣṭa, with musalī, daśamūla, khadira, banyan, and similar herbs, may be used. These can be prepared as tablets, sweet balls, or powders, serving as remedies for all diseases, especially when combined with ghee, honey, water, sugar, and similar substances, and mixed with pungent salts as available. Citraka, arka, trivṛt, yavanī, hayamāraka, sudhā, bālā, gaṇikā, saptaparṇa, and suvarcikā are also used. With jyotiṣmatī, the wise should cook oil, which is especially effective when applied vigorously in cases of fistula. This oil is supreme for purification and healing, and brings about all complexions; the great oil beginning with citraka destroys all diseases. Ajamoda, sindūra, haritāla, two kinds of niśā, two kinds of alkali, mixed with foam, fresh ginger, and resin from the śava tree, as well as indravāruṇī, apāmārga, banana, and their extracts, are used to prepare mustard oil, sometimes mixed with goat’s urine. This should be cooked gently with cow’s milk; the oil made from ajamoda and similar ingredients removes glandular swelling. It should be cooked until well done, then purified, and used to promote healing and softness. Rudra then spoke: “Thus have Dhanvantari, Viṣṇu, and Suśruta explained these remedies. Hari, too, spoke to Hara about various treatments for diseases. O Śaṅkara, for all fevers, the first step is fasting, drinking boiled water, and avoiding exposure to wind. Fevers are destroyed by inducing sweating with heat; and the decoction of guḍūcī and mustaka is a remedy for fevers caused by wind.” Thus, the sages and the gods, in compassion for all beings, revealed the secrets of herbs, oils, and treatments, so that suffering might be alleviated and health restored by the wise application of nature’s gifts.