Garuda Purana

अक्षजं कफपित्तघ्नं केश्यं त्वक्श्रोत्रतर्पणम् । त्रिदोषघ्नं मधु प्रोक्तं वातलञ्च प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ १,१६९.

Castor oil alleviates phlegm and bile, promotes hair growth, nourishes the skin and ears; honey is said to counter all three doshas, but is considered windy in effect.

हिक्काश्वासकृमिच्छर्दिमेहतृष्णाविषामहम् । इक्षवोरक्तपित्तघ्नो बल्या वृष्याः कफप्रदाः ॥ १,१६९.

Sugarcane alleviates hiccup, asthma, worms, vomiting, urinary disorders, thirst, and poisons; its juice removes blood and bile disorders, strengthens, is aphrodisiac, but increases phlegm.

फाणितं पित्तलं तव्रिं सुरा मत्स्यण्डिका लघुः । खण्डं वृष्यं तथा स्निग्धं स्वाद्वसृक्पित्तवातजित् ॥ १,१६९.

Molasses increases bile and is sharp; surā and fish brine are light; sugar candy is aphrodisiac, unctuous, sweet, conquers blood, bile, and wind.

वातपित्तहरो रूक्षो वातघ्नः कफकृद्गुडः । स पित्तघ्नः परः पथ्यः पुराणोऽसृक्प्रसादनः ॥ १,१६९.

Jaggery alleviates wind and bile, is dry, pacifies wind, but produces phlegm; old jaggery especially removes bile, is wholesome, and purifies the blood.

रक्तिपित्तहरा वृष्या सस्नेहा गडशर्करा । सर्वपित्तकरं मद्यमम्लत्वात्कफवातजित् ॥ १,१६९.

Sugar mixed with ghee removes blood and bile disorders, is aphrodisiac; medium-aged sugar, due to its sourness, produces all types of bile, but conquers phlegm and wind.

रक्तपित्तकरास्तीक्ष्णास्तथा सौवीरजातयः । पाचनो दीपनः पथ्यो मण्डः स्याद्भृष्टतण्डुलः ॥ १,१६९.

Very sharp and freshly made vinegars produce blood and bile disorders; rice gruel made from roasted rice is digestive, kindles appetite, and is wholesome.

वातानुलोमनी लघ्वी पेया वस्तिविशोधनी । सतक्रदाडिमव्योषा सगुडा मधुपिप्पली ॥ १,१६९.

Thin gruel is light, promotes downward movement of wind, cleanses the bladder; when prepared with satakra, pomegranate, long pepper, jaggery, honey, and pippali, it is beneficial.

इन्तीयं सुकृता पेया कासश्वा सप्रवाहिकाः । पायसः कफकृद्बल्यः कृशरा वातनाशिनी ॥ १,१६९.

Well-prepared thin gruel is suitable for cough, asthma, and diarrhea; rice cooked in milk increases phlegm and strength, while krishara destroys wind.

सुधौतः प्रस्त्रुतः स्निग्धः सुखोष्णो लघुरोचनः । कन्दमूलफलेहैः साधितो बृंहणोगुरुः ॥ १,१६९.

Well-washed, strained, and unctuous rice, served pleasantly warm and light, prepared with roots, fruits, and tubers, is nourishing but heavy.

ईषदुष्णसेवनाच्च लघुः सूपः सुसाधितः । स्विन्न निष्पीडितं शाकं हितं स्नेहादिसंस्कृतम् ॥ १,१६९.

Soup that is slightly warm and well-cooked is light; boiled and pressed vegetables, prepared with fats and similar substances, are wholesome.

दाडिमामलकैर्यूषो वह्निकृद्वातपित्तहा । श्वासकासप्रतिश्यायकफघ्नो मलकैः कृतः ॥ १,१६९.

Soup made from pomegranate and amalaki kindles digestive fire, alleviates wind and bile; when prepared with radish, it removes phlegm, and relieves breathlessness, cough, and nasal disorders.

यवकोलकुलत्थानां यूषः कण्ठ्योऽनिलापहः । मुद्गामलकजो ग्राही श्लेष्मपित्तविनाशनः ॥ १,१६९.

Soup of barley, jujube, and horse gram is beneficial for the throat and removes wind; soup made from green gram and amalaki is binding and destroys phlegm and bile.

सगुडं दधि वातघ्नं सक्तवो रूक्षवातुलाः । घृतपूर्णोऽग्निकारी स्याद्वृष्या गुर्वो च शष्कुली ॥ १,१६९.

Curds with jaggery pacify wind; saktava are dry and windy; śaṣkulī filled with ghee kindles digestive fire, is aphrodisiac, and heavy.

बृंहणाः सामिषा भक्ष्यपिष्ट का गुखः स्मृताः । तैलसिद्धाश्च दृष्टिघ्नास्तोयस्विन्नाश्च दुर्जराः ॥ १,१६९.

Meat-based foods are nourishing; baked flour cakes are considered difficult to digest; those prepared with oil are good for the eyes, but those cooked in water are hard to digest.

अत्युष्णा मण्डकाः पथ्याः शीतला गुखो मताः । अनुपानञ्च पानीयं श्रमतृष्णादिनाशनम् ॥ १,१६९.

Very hot gruels are wholesome; cool flour cakes are considered beneficial; water as a drink after meals removes fatigue, thirst, and similar conditions.

अन्नपानादिना रक्षा कृत्स्याद्रोगवर्जितः । अनुष्णः शिखिकण्ठाभो विषञ्चैव विवर्णकृत् ॥ १,१६९.

By proper regulation of food and drink, one remains free from disease; lukewarm water resembling peacock's throat in color, and poison, cause discoloration.

गन्धस्पर्शरसास्तीव्राभोक्तुश्च स्यान्मनोव्यथा । आघ्राणे चाक्षिरोगः स्यादसाध्यश्च भिषग्वरैः । वेपथुर्जृम्भणाद्यं स्याद्विषस्यैतत्तु लक्षणम् ॥ १,१६९.

Strong smells, touch, and tastes cause mental distress to the eater; inhaling them may cause eye disease, which is incurable by even the best physicians; trembling, yawning, and similar symptoms are signs of poison.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १७० धन्वन्तरिरुवाच । ज्वरोऽष्टधा पृथग्द्वन्द्वसंघातागन्तुजः स्मृतः । मुस्तपर्पटकोशीरचन्दनोदीच्यनागरैः । शृतशीतं जलं दद्यात्पिपासाज्वरशान्तये ॥ १,१७०.

Dhanvantari said: Fever is considered to be of eight kinds, arising separately, in pairs, or from external causes. To relieve thirst and fever, one should give water that has been boiled with musta, parpaṭaka, uśīra, sandalwood, uḍīcya, and nāgara, and then cooled.

नागरं देवकाष्ठञ्च धान्याकं बृहतीद्वयम् । दद्यात्पाचनकं पूर्वं ज्वरिताय ज्वरापहम् ॥ १,१७०.

Nāgara, devadāru, dhānyaka, and both kinds of bṛhatī should first be given as a digestive to the feverish patient, for it removes fever.

आरग्वधाभयामुस्तातिक्ताग्रन्थिकनिर्मितः । कषायः पाचनः सामे सशूले च ज्वरेहितः ॥ १,१७०.

A decoction made from āragvadha, abhaya, musta, tiktā, and granthika is astringent and digestive, and is beneficial in fever with indigestion and pain.

मधूकसारसिन्धूत्थवचोषणकणाः समाः । श्लक्ष्णं पिष्ट्वाम्भसा नस्यं कुर्यात्संज्ञाप्रबोधनम् ॥ १,१७०.

Equal parts of madhūka, sārā, sindhūtta, vaca, and uṣaṇa, finely ground and mixed with water, should be administered nasally to restore consciousness.

त्रिवृद्विशालात्रिफलाकटुकारग्वधैः कृतः । सक्षारो भेदनः क्वाथः पेयः सर्वज्वरापहः ॥ १,१७०.

A decoction prepared from trivṛt, viśālā, triphalā, kaṭukā, and āragvadha, with added alkali, acts as a purgative and should be taken to remove all fevers.

महौषधामृतामुस्तचन्दनोशीरधान्यकैः । क्वाथस्तृतीयकं हन्ति शर्करामधुयोजितः ॥ १,१७०.

A decoction of mahauṣadha, amṛtā, musta, candana, uśīra, and dhānyaka, mixed with sugar and honey, cures tertian fever.

अपामगजटाकट्यां लोहितैः सप्ततन्तुभिः । बद्ध्वा वारे रवेर्नूनं ज्वरं हन्ति तृतीयकम् ॥ १,१७०.

Binding seven red threads to the waist from the root of apāmarga at sunrise certainly destroys tertian fever.

गङ्गाया उत्तरे कूले अपुत्रस्तापसो मृतः । तस्मै तिलोदकं दद्यान्मुञ्चत्यैकाहिको ज्वरः ॥ १,१७०.

On the northern bank of the Ganges, if a childless ascetic has died, offering sesame-water to him releases the fever that recurs every other day.

गुडूच्याः क्वाथकल्काभ्यां विफलावासकस्य च । मृद्वीकाया बलायाश्च सिद्धाः स्नेहा ज्वरच्छिदः ॥ १,१७०.

Oils prepared with the decoction and paste of guḍūcī, viphalā, vāsaka, mṛdvīkā, and balā are effective in destroying fever.

धात्रीशिवाकणावह्निक्वाथः सर्वज्वरान्तकः । ज्वरातिसारहरणमौषधं प्रवदाम्यथ ॥ १,१७०.

A decoction of dhātrī, śivā, kaṇā, and vahni destroys all fevers. Now I will describe a medicine that removes fever and diarrhea.

पृश्रिपर्णोबलाविल्वनागरोत्पलधान्यकैः । पाठेन्द्रयवभूनिम्बमुस्तपर्पटकैः शृताः । ज्यन्त्याममतीसारं सज्वरं समहौषधाः ॥ १,१७०.

A decoction of pṛśniparṇī, balā, bilva, nāgara, utpala, dhānyaka, pāṭhā, indrayava, bhūnimba, musta, and parpaṭaka, when prepared with great medicines, cures severe diarrhea with fever.

नागरातिविषामुस्तभूनिम्बामृतवत्सकैः । सर्वज्वरहरः क्वथः सर्वातीसारनाशनः ॥ १,१७०.

A decoction of nāgara, ativiṣā, musta, bhūnimba, and amṛtavatsaka removes all fevers and destroys all types of diarrhea.