Garuda Purana

बला चैव सर्जरसं सौवीरसर्षपास्तथा । सर्पयूकामक्षिकाणां धूमो मशकनाशनः ॥ १,१८०.

Balā, sarja resin, Sauvīra salt, and mustard seeds—fumigation with these substances destroys snakes, lice, and flies, as well as mosquitoes.

भूतलायाश्च चूर्णेन स्तम्भः स्याद्योनिपूरणात् । तेन लेपनतो योनौ भगस्तम्भस्तु जायते ॥ १,१८०.

By filling the yoni with the powder of bhūtalā, there is constriction; by applying it to the yoni, the vagina becomes contracted.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १८१ हरिरुवाच । ताम्बूलञ्च घृतं क्षौद्रं लवणं ताम्रभाजने । तथा पयः समायुक्तं चक्षुः शूलहरं परम् ॥ १,१८१.

Hari said: Betel, ghee, honey, and salt in a copper vessel, together with milk, is an excellent remedy for eye pain.

हरीतकी वचा कुष्ठं व्योषं हिङ्गु मनः शिला । कासे श्वासे च हिक्कायां लिह्यात्क्षौद्रं घृप्लुतम् ॥ १,१८१.

Harītakī, vacā, kuṣṭha, vyoṣa, asafoetida, and manahśilā—these, licked with honey and ghee, are beneficial in cough, asthma, and hiccup.

पिप्पलीत्रिफलाचूर्णं मधुना लेहयेन्नरः । नश्यते पीनसः कासः श्वासश्च बलवत्तरः ॥ १,१८१.

A man should lick a mixture of pippalī, triphalā powder, and honey; this destroys catarrh, cough, and makes the breath strong.

समूलचित्रकं भस्मपिप्पलीचूर्णकं लिहेत् । श्वासं कासञ्च हिक्काञ्च मधुमिश्रं वृषध्वज ! ॥ १,१८१.

O bull-bannered one, licking a mixture of the root of citraka, its ash, and pippalī powder with honey cures asthma, cough, and hiccup.

नीलोत्पलं शर्करा च मधुकं पद्मकं समम् । तण्डुलोदकसंमिश्रं प्रशमेद्रक्तविक्रियाः ॥ १,१८१.

Blue lotus, sugar, licorice, and padmaka in equal parts, mixed with rice water, relieve disorders of the blood.

शुण्ठी च शर्करा चैव तथा क्षौद्रेण संयुता । कोकिलस्वर एव स्याद्गुटिका भुक्तिमात्रतः ॥ १,१८१.

Dry ginger and sugar, combined with honey, taken as a pill in the amount of a meal, will give a voice like a cuckoo.

हरितालं शङ्खचूर्णं कदलीदलभस्मना । एतद्द्रव्येण चोद्वर्त्य लोमशातनमुत्तमम् ॥ १,१८१.

Orpiment and conch powder, with the ash of banana leaves—by rubbing with this substance, hair is excellently removed.

लवणं हरितालञ्च तुम्बिन्याश्च फलानि च । लाक्षारससमायुक्तं लोमशातनमुत्तम् ॥ १,१८१.

Salt, orpiment, and the fruits of the tumbini plant, combined with lac resin, are an excellent remedy for removing hair.

सुधा च हरितालञ्च शङ्खभस्म मनः शिला । सैन्धवेन सहैकत्र छागमूत्रेण पेषयेत् ॥ १,१८१.

Lime, orpiment, conch shell ash, and borax, together with rock salt, should be ground together with goat urine.

तत्क्षणोद्वर्तनादेव लोमशातनमुत्तमम् । शङ्खमामलकं पत्रं धातक्याः कुसुमानि च ॥ १,१८१.

By applying this as a paste immediately, it is an excellent hair remover; also, conch, Indian gooseberry leaf, and the flowers of the dhataki plant.

पिष्ट्वा तत्पयसा सार्धं सप्ताहं धारयेन्मुखे । स्निग्धाः श्वेताश्च दन्ताश्च भवन्ति विमलप्रभाः ॥ १,१८१.

After grinding these and mixing with milk, one should keep it in the mouth for seven days; then the teeth become smooth, white, and brilliantly clean.

श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम् १८२ हरिरुवाच । शरद्ग्रीष्मवसन्तेषु प्रायशो दधि गर्हितम् । हेमन्ते शिशिरे चैव वर्षासु दधि शस्यते ॥ १,१८२.

Hari said: Generally, curd is to be avoided in autumn, summer, and spring; but in winter, late winter, and the rainy season, curd is recommended.

भुक्ते तु शर्करा पीता नवनीतेन बुद्धिकृत् । गुडस्य तु पुराणस्य पलमेकन्तु भक्षयेत् । स्त्रीसहस्रञ्च संगच्छेत्पुमान्बलयुतो हर ! ॥ १,१८२.

After eating, drinking sugar mixed with fresh butter enhances intelligence; one should eat a measure of old jaggery, and then a man, endowed with strength, may unite with a thousand women, O Hara.

कुष्ठं संचूर्णितं कृत्वा घृतमाक्षिकसंयुतम् । भक्षयेत्स्वप्नवेलायां बलीपलितनाशनम् ॥ १,१८२.

Powdered kushta mixed with ghee and honey should be eaten at bedtime; it increases strength and destroys gray hair.

अतसीमाषगोधूमचूर्णं कृत्वा तु पिप्पली । घृतेन लेपयेद्गत्रमोभिः सार्धं विचक्षणः । कन्दर्पसदृशो मर्त्यो नित्यं भवति शङ्कर ! ॥ १,१८२.

Powder of atasi, black gram, and wheat, together with long pepper, should be applied to the body with ghee and water by the wise; a person becomes like Kama himself, O Shankara, by doing this regularly.

यवास्तिलाश्वगन्धा च मुशली सरला गुडम् । एभिश्च रचितां जग्ध्वा तरुणो बलवान्भवेत् ॥ १,१८२.

Barley, sesame, ashwagandha, musali, sarala, and jaggery—by eating a preparation made from these, one becomes youthful and strong.

हिङ्गु सौवर्चलं शुण्ठीं पीत्वा तु क्वथितोदकैः । परिणामाख्यशूलञ्च अजीर्णञ्चैव नश्यति ॥ १,१८२.

By drinking hing, black salt, and dry ginger with boiled water, one is relieved from pain called parinama and also from indigestion.

धातकीं सोमराजीञ्च क्षीरेण सह पेषयेत् । दुर्बलश्च भवेत्स्थूलो नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १,१८२.

Dhātaki and somarāji should be ground together with milk; a weak person becomes stout, there is no need for further consideration.

शर्करामधुसंयुक्तं नवनीतं बली लिहेत् । क्षीराशी च क्षयी पुष्टिं मेधाञ्चैवातुलां व्रजेत् ॥ १,१८२.

A strong person should lick fresh butter mixed with sugar and honey; one who consumes milk in this way gains nourishment and unsurpassed intellect.

कुलीरचूर्णं सक्षीरं पीतञ्च क्षयरेगनुत् । भल्लातकं विडङ्गञ्च यवक्षारञ्च सैन्धवम् ॥ १,१८२.

Powder of crab, taken with milk, cures consumption; bhallataka, vidanga, barley-alkali, and rock salt—

मनः शिला शङ्खचूर्णं तैलपक्वं तथैव च । लोमानि शातयत्येव नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १,१८२.

Borax and conch powder, cooked in oil, certainly remove hair; there is no need for doubt in this.

मालूरस्य रसं गृह्य जलौकां तत्र पेषयेत् । हस्तौ संलेपयेत्तेन त्वग्निस्तम्भनमुत्तमम् ॥ १,१८२.

Taking the juice of the mālūra fruit and grinding a leech in it, one should apply it to the hands; this is an excellent remedy for arresting fire.

शाल्मलीरसमादाय खरमूत्रे निधाय तम् । अग्नयादौ विक्षिपेत्तेन ह्यग्निस्तम्भनमुत्तमम् ॥ १,१८२.

Taking the juice of the silk cotton tree and placing it in donkey urine, one should throw it into the fire; this is an excellent means of arresting fire.

वायस्या उदरं गृह्य मण्डूकवसया सह । गुटिकां कारयेत्तेन ततोऽग्नौ संक्षैपेत्सुधीः । एवमेतत्प्रयोगेण ह्यग्निस्तम्भनमुत्तमम् ॥ १,१८२.

Taking the stomach of a vulture together with the fat of a frog, one should make a pill and throw it into the fire; by this method, fire is excellently arrested.

मुण्डीत्वक्च वचा मुस्तं मरिचं तगरं तथा । चर्वित्वा च त्विमं सद्यो जिह्वया ज्वलनं लिहेत् ॥ १,१८२.

The bark of mundi, vacha, musta, black pepper, and tagara—after chewing these, one can immediately extinguish fire with the tongue.

गोरोचनां भृङ्गराजं चूर्णोकृत्यघृतं समम् । दिव्याम्भसः स्तम्भनं स्यान्मन्त्रेणानेन वै तथा । ओं अग्निस्तम्भनं कुरु कुरु ॥ १,१८२.

Mix cow's gall and bhringaraja powder equally with clarified butter; this, together with divine water, serves as a means of stambhana (immobilization) when recited with this mantra: 'Om, perform the immobilization of fire, perform it, perform it.'

ओं नमो भगवते जलं स्तम्भय सं सं सं केक केकः चरचर । जलस्तम्भनमन्त्रोऽयं जलं स्तम्भयते शिव ! ॥ १,१८२.

'Om, obeisance to the Blessed One, immobilize the water, saṃ saṃ saṃ, keka kekaḥ, moving and unmoving.' This is the mantra for water immobilization, O Shiva, and it immobilizes water.