O revered one, listen attentively as the sacred dialogue unfolds, imparting the wisdom of ancient remedies for poisons and ailments, as revealed by the Lord to Śiva. First, it is declared that by consuming certain substances, the poison that afflicts humans is destroyed; and when lamp oil is applied to insect bites, their venom is rendered harmless. Even the poison from the kharjūra is dispelled without doubt. Should a scorpion sting, the site may be treated with ginger and tagara, and this same paste will neutralize the venom of bees. For such bites, the application of these substances as a paste is prescribed. Further, a paste made from śatapuṣpā, saindhava salt, and ghee, along with the seed of śirīṣa prepared with milk and rubbed, is to be applied. This, O Mahādeva, destroys the poison from the bites of dogs. If one sprinkles water that has been heated by fire upon the wound, even the venom from frogs is neutralized. If poison from a wound is mixed with datura and black mustard, and the afflicted person drinks milk or consumes jaggery, O moon-crested one, the poison will be destroyed. To relieve pain and poison in the mouth and teeth, water boiled with the bark of the banyan, neem, and shami trees should be used for rinsing. For the poison caused by worms, a paste of deodar or red ochre, or a mixture containing nagakesara, daridra, and manjistha, is to be applied, O Hara, O Umāpati. The seeds of karanja and the bark of varuna, combined with sesame and mustard, are sure to destroy poison—there is no doubt in this. For horses suffering from itching due to bites, ghee mixed with aloe leaf and salt, when administered, brings relief. Now, Hari speaks of potent remedies for internal ailments. He instructs to take eight parts of chitraka, sixteen of shurana, four parts of dry ginger, and two of black pepper. To this, add three parts of long pepper root, four of vidanga, eight of musali, and four of triphala. Mix all these ingredients with twice their weight in jaggery to prepare a medicinal confection. Consuming this remedy alleviates indigestion, anemia, jaundice, diarrhea, weak digestion, and disorders of the spleen. For a powerful medicinal oil, gather bilva, agnimantha, shyonaka, patala, paribhadra, prasarani, ashwagandha, brihati, and kantakari, along with bala, atibala, rasna, shvadanstra, punarnava, eranda, shariva, parna, guduchi, and kapikacchu—ten palas of each. Boil them in pure water until only a quarter remains, then cook this further in an oil vessel. Add four times as much goat’s or cow’s milk, and equal parts of shatavari and rock salt. Next, certain substances are to be pounded: shatapushpa, deodar, bala, parna, vacha, aguru, along with kushta, mansi, rock salt, and punarnava—one pala each. This oil, thus prepared, is to be used for drinking, nasal therapy, and massage. It destroys pain in the heart and sides, glandular swellings, epilepsy, gout, and imparts strength. So powerful is this oil, O Hara, that if it can cause a she-mule to conceive, what more need be said for women? For horses with wind disorders, elephants, and humans, this oil is effective for all ailments arising from wind. For severe ear pain, oil prepared with hing, tumba, and dry ginger—especially mustard oil—is the best ancient remedy. To make another healing oil, cook together the alkali of dried radish and dry ginger, hing, cinnabar, and ginger, with four times as much buttermilk. This oil, when applied, cures deafness, ear pain, discharge of pus, and worms in the ears. Another powerful oil is made from dried radish, dried ginger, alkali, cinnabar, long pepper, dill, sweet flag, costus, Himalayan cedar, and the juice of antimony. To this, add black salt, barley alkali, rock salt, saindhava salt, granthika, vidanga, nut grass, honey, and four times as much sour gruel, as well as the juice of citron and banana. Cooking oil with these ingredients yields a supreme remedy for ear pain. Application of this oil removes deafness, ringing in the ears, severe discharge of pus, and worms. These afflictions are immediately destroyed, O crescent-moon-bearer, and the alkali oil also purifies the mouth and teeth. For the body, a fragrant and purifying oil is prepared from sandalwood, saffron, spikenard, camphor, nutmeg leaves, nutmeg, kankola, areca nut, cloves, agarwood, musk, costus, tagara, gorocana, priyangu, bala, nakhi, sarala, saptaparna, lac, amalaki, and padmaka. This oil is a supreme remedy for sweat, dirt, foul odor, itching, and skin diseases. Even a barren woman, after using it for a hundred nights, will obtain a child, O Rudra. To destroy piles, glandular swellings, and edema, and to kindle the digestive fire, one should cook a prastha of clarified butter with ajwain, chitraka, coriander, triyushana, cumin, black salt, vidanga, long pepper root, and black mustard, adding eight times as much water. For skin afflictions, black pepper, trivrit, costus, orpiment, realgar, devadaru, two kinds of turmeric, costus, spikenard, and sandalwood are combined with vishala, oleander, arka milk, cow dung juice—each in the measure of a karsha—and half a pala of poison. A prastha of mustard oil is cooked with eight times its volume of cow urine in an earthen or iron vessel over a gentle fire. Anointing with this oil destroys scabies, eczema, ringworm, and blisters, making the skin soft. Even cases of abundant or long-standing leucoderma are instantly cured by massage with this oil. Finally, patola leaves, katuka, manjistha, shariva, nisha, jati, ishamini, neem leaves, and licorice are to be decocted in ghee, yielding a potent preparation. Thus, O seeker, the ancient science of healing is revealed, a treasure of remedies for poisons and ailments, bestowed by the compassionate Lord for the welfare of all beings.