The thirty eighth chapter of Uttara Sthanam of Ashtanga Hridayam is known as as ‘Mushika Alarka Visha Pratishedha’. This chapter offers with the reason of ‘Treatment of poison of mouse and dog’.
The matters lined on this chapter embrace –
- Mushika Bheda – Sorts of mice / rats
- Mushika Shukra Lakshana – Signs from contact of semen
- Signs of incurable stage
- Signs of unhealthy prognosis
- Alarka – Rabid Canine
- Recognizing the bites of different animals
- Options of bites with and with out poison
- Options of biting animal creating in these bitten
- Jalasantrasa
- Mushikavisha Chikitsa – remedy of rat chunk
- Agaradhumadi Lepa
- Palindyadi Lepa
- Nilinyadi Kwatha for emesis
- Koshatakyadi Dadhi for emesis
- Vachadi Yoga
- Trivritadi Yoga for purgation
- Shirishasaradi Yoga for Shirovirechana
- Kapitta yoga, Tanduliyaka Ghrita, Nishadi Ghrita recipes
- Sinduvaryadi Kwatha
- Different recipes for rat poison
- Sinduvaradi Agada
- Time of aggravation of rat poison remaining within the physique
- Dushivisha Chikitsa
- Alarkadamsha Chikitsa – remedy of rabid canine chunk
- Use of Ankola
- Use of valuable stones
- Options of scratches attributable to nails and tooth
- Somavalkadi Lepa
Pledge by the writer(s)
अथातो मूषिकालर्कविषप्रतिषेध व्याख्यास्याम: ।
इति ह स्माहुरात्रेयादयो महर्षय: ।
After having provided prayers to the God, henceforth we’re going to clarify the chapter pertaining to the reason of ‘Treatment of poison of mouse and (rabid) dogs’. Thus, say (pledge) Atreya and different sages.
Mushika Bheda: Sorts of mice / rats
लालनश्चपलः पुत्रो हसिरश्चिक्किरोऽजिरः ।
कषायदन्तः कुलकः कोकिलः कपिलोऽसितः ॥ १ ॥
अरुणः शबरः श्वेतः कपोतः पलितोन्दुरः ।
छुच्छुन्दरो रसालाख्यो दशाष्टौ चेति मूषिकाः ॥ २ ॥
Lalana, chapala, putra, hasira, chikkira, ajira, kashayadanta, kulaka, kokila, kapila, asita, aruna, shabara, shvetha, kapota, palitondura, chuchundara and rasala these are 18 sorts of mice/rats.
शुक्रं पतति यत्रैषां शुक्रदिग्धैः स्पृशन्ति वा ।
यदङ्गमङ्गैस्तत्रास्रे दूषिते पाण्डुतां गते ॥ ३ ॥
ग्रन्थयः श्वयथुः कोठो मण्डलानि भ्रमोऽरुचिः ।
शीतज्वरोऽतिरुक् सादो वेपथुः पर्वभेदनम् ॥ ४ ॥
रोमहर्षः स्रुतिर्मूर्छा दीर्घकालानुबन्धनम् ।
श्लेष्मानुबद्धबह्वाखुपोतकच्छर्दनं सतृट् ॥ ५ ॥
The a part of the physique which is available in contact with their semen immediately or by means of fabric contaminated by its semen, there the blood turns into vitiated and attains paleness (white); small nodules, swelling, rashes and pigmented patches seem, accompanied with dizziness, lack of style/urge for food, chilly and fever, extreme ache, debility, rigors, reducing ache within the joints, horripilation, bleeding, fainting, persistence of signs for very long time, vomiting of Kapha related to loads of plenty resembling rats and thirst.
Mushika visha Lakshana: Signs of poison of rat
व्यवाय्याखुविषं कृच्छ्रं भूयो भूयश्च कुप्यति ।
Poison of mice is vyavaayi (spreads all around the physique shortly), troublesome to remedy, will get aggravated usually.
Signs of incurable stage
मूर्छाङ्गशोफवैवर्ण्यक्लेदशब्दाश्रुतिज्वराः ॥ ६ ॥
शिरोगुरुत्वं लालासृक्छर्दिश्चासाध्यलक्षणम् ।
Fainting, swelling of the physique, discoloration, exudation / moistness, lack of listening to, fever, feeling of heaviness of the pinnacle, extra of salivation and vomiting of blood are the signs of incurable stage.
Signs of unhealthy prognosis
शूनबस्तिं विवर्णौष्ठमाख्वाभैर्ग्रन्थिभिश्चितम् ॥ ७ ॥
छुच्छुन्दरसगन्धं च वर्जयेदाखुदूषितम् ।
Swelling of the urinary bladder, discoloration of the lips, physique lined with nodules resembling rats and emitting odor like that of rat such a affected person affected by rat chunk ought to be rejected.
Alarka: Rabid Canine
शुनः श्लेष्मोल्बणा दोषाः सञ्ज्ञां सञ्ज्ञावहाश्रिताः ॥८॥
मुष्णन्तः कुर्वते क्षोभं धातूनामतिदारुणम् ।
लालावानन्धबधिरः सर्वतः सोऽभिधावति ॥ ९ ॥
स्रस्तपुच्छहनुस्कन्धः शिरोदुःखी नताननः ।
The doshas amongst which Kapha is predominant get aggravated, invade the samjna vaha srotas- (channels carrying sensation vis a vis nerves) and produce severe issues the place in destruction and agitation of the thoughts is seen and the tissues within the physique of the canine. It runs in all places with saliva dribbling, blind and deaf, with its tail, decrease jaw and shoulders drooping (hanging free), troubled within the head, with its face bent down.
Signs of Alarka / Rabid Canine chunk
दंशस्तेन विदष्टस्य सुप्तं कृष्णं क्षरत्यसृक् ॥ १० ॥
हृच्छिरोरुग्ज्वरस्तम्भतृष्णामूर्छोद्भवोऽनु च ।
Bitten by such a canine, the particular person will get into stupor (and even unconsciousness), black coloured blood flows from the location of chunk, ache within the area of the guts and head, fever, rigidity of the physique, thirst and fainting develop progressively.
Recognizing the bites of different animals
अनेनान्येऽपि बोद्धव्या व्याला दंष्ट्राप्रहारिणः ॥ ११ ॥
शृगालाश्वतराश्वर्क्षद्वीपिव्याघ्रवृकादयः ।
By these (signs), the bites of different biting animals such because the jackal, mule, horse, bear, panther, lion, wolf and so forth. ought to be acknowledged.
Options of bites with and with out poison
कण्डूनिस्तोदवैवर्ण्यसुप्तिक्लेदज्वरभ्रमाः ॥ १२ ॥
विदाहरागरुक्पाकशोफग्रन्थिविकुञ्चनम् ।
दंशावदरणं स्फोटाः कर्णिका मण्डलानि च ॥ १३ ॥
सर्वत्र सविषे लिङ्गं विपरीतं तु निर्विषे ।
Itching, fixed ache, discoloration, lack of sensation, exudation, fever, dizziness, burning sensation all around the physique, purple shade, ache, ripening (suppuration), swelling, creating of the tumor and its receding, tearing of the location of chunk, look of vesicles, ring like muscular progress and spherical rashes are the options of bites if poison is current in them; the alternative of those if poison is just not current.
Options of biting animal creating in these bitten
दष्टो येन तु तच्चेष्टारुतं कुर्वन् विनश्यति ॥ १४ ॥
पश्यंस्तमेव चाकस्मादादर्शसलिलादिषु ।
The particular person imitates the animal in its actions and cry which has bitten him, sees them by accident within the mirror, water and so forth. and dies.
Jalasantrasa
योऽद्भ्यस्त्रस्येददष्टोऽपि शब्दसंस्पर्शदर्शनैः ॥ १५ ॥
जलसन्त्रासनामानं दष्टं तमपि वर्जयेत् ।
That one who turns into afraid of water even by its sound, contact and sight, regardless that not bitten (by rabid canine and so forth.) can be designated as troubled by Jalasantrasa and people bitten ought to be refused remedy.
Mushikavisha Chikitsa: Remedy of rat chunk
आखुना दष्टमात्रस्य दंशं काण्डेन दाहयेत् ॥ १६ ॥
दर्पणेनाथवा तीव्ररुजा स्यात्कर्णिकाऽन्यथा ।
दग्धं विस्रावयेद्दंशं प्रच्छितं च प्रलेपयेत् ॥ १७ ॥
शिरीषरजनीवक्रकुङ्कुमामृतवल्लिभिः ।
The location of a chunk bitten by the rat ought to be burnt both by the stem of a plant or a mirror (lens); if not completed so there can be extreme ache and improvement of a spherical muscular progress. After burning the wound it ought to be incised with a knife, fluid removedand utilized with a paste of śirīṣa – Albizia lebbeck, rajanī – Curcuma longa, vakra – Valeriana wallichii, kuṅkuma – Crocus sativus and amṛtavalli – Tinospora cordifolia.
Agaradhumadi Lepa
अगारधूममञ्जिष्ठारजनीलवणोत्तमैः ॥ १८ ॥
लेपो जयत्याखुविषं कर्णिकायाश्च पातनः ।
Software of paste of kitchen soot, mañjiṣṭhā – Rubia cordifolia, rajanī – Curcuma longa, rock salt destroys poison of mice and makes the muscular progress fall off.
Palindyadi Lepa
ततोऽम्लैः क्षालयित्वाऽनु तोयैरनु च लेपयेत् ॥ १९ ॥
पालिन्दीश्वेतकटभीबिल्वमूलगुडूचिभिः ।
अन्यैश्च विषशोफघ्नैः सिरां वा मोक्षयेद्द्रुतम् ॥ २० ॥
Subsequent, it ought to be washed with any bitter liquid and utilized with the paste of pālindī – Operculina turpethum, śvetakaṭabhī – Clitoria ternatea, bilvamūla – root of Aegle marmelos, and guḍūci – Tinospora cordifolia or different herbs which destroys poison and mitigate swelling; then the vein ought to be lower (to let loose blood) urgently.
Nilinyadi Kwatha for emesis
छर्दनं नीलिनीक्वाथैः शुकाख्याङ्कोल्लयोरपि ।
Vomiting ought to be induced by administering the decoction of nīlinī – Indigofera tinctorea, śukākhya – Albizia lebbeck and or Alangium salvifolium.
Koshatakyadi Dadhi for emesis
कोशातक्याः शुकाख्यायाः फलं जीमूतकस्य च ॥ २१ ॥
मदनस्य च सञ्चूर्ण्य दध्ना पीत्वा विषं वमेत् ।
Poison ought to be acquired vomited out by ingesting curds (yoghurt) added with powder of fruits of kośātakyāḥ – Luffa acutangula, śukākhyā – Albizia lebbeck, jīmūtaka – Luffa echinata and madana – Randia dumetorum
Vachadi Yoga
वचामदनजीमूतकुष्ठं वा मूत्रपेषितम् ॥ २२ ॥
पूर्वकल्पेन पातव्यं सर्वोन्दुरविषापहम् ।
vacā – Acorus calamus, madana – Randia dumetorum, jīmūta – Luffa echinata, and kuṣṭha – Saussurea lappa macerated with cow urine, consumed within the earlier methodology cures the poison of all types of rats.
Trivritadi Yoga for purgation
विरेचनं त्रिवृन्नीलीत्रिफलाकल्क इष्यते ॥ २३ ॥
Purgation is fascinating by the administration of trivṛt – Operculina turpethum, nīlī – Indigofera tinctoria made into paste.
Shirishasaradi Yoga for Shirovirechana
शिरोविरेचने सारः शिरीषस्य फलानि च ।
अञ्जनं गोमयरसो व्योषसूक्ष्मरजोऽन्वितः ॥ २४ ॥
For purgation of the pinnacle, śirīṣasya sāraḥ – extract of Albizia lebbeck and phalaS –
Haritaki – Terminalia chebula
Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellerica
Amalaki – Emblica officinalis;
to be used of collyrium juice of recent cow dung combined with fantastic powder of vyoṣa – vyosha –
Black pepper – Piper nigrum
Lengthy pepper fruit – Piper longum
and
Ginger – Zingiber officinale are appropriate.
Kapitta yoga, Tanduliyaka Ghrita, Nishadi Ghrita recipes
कपित्थगोमयरसो मधुमानवलेहनम् ।
तण्डुलीयकमूलेन सिद्धं पाने हितं घृतम् ॥ २५ ॥
द्विनिशाकटभीरक्तायष्ट्याह्वैर्वामृतान्वितैः ।
आस्फोतमूलसिद्धं वा पञ्चकापित्थमेव वा ॥ २६ ॥
kapittha – Limonia acidissima and juice of recent cow dung combined with honey is nice for licking; ghee cooked with the foundation of taṇḍulīyaka – Amaranthus spinosus is appropriate for ingesting; or ghee ready with the 2 nisha – Curcuma longa and Barberis aristate kaṭabhī – Clitoria ternatea, raktā yaṣṭi: vā – Rubia cordifolia and amṛta – Tinospora cordifolia, or that ready with roots of āsphota – Calotropis gigantea or that ready with 5 merchandise (root, bark, leaves, flower and fruit) of kāpittha – Limonia acidissima is appropriate for ingesting.
Sinduvaryadi Kwatha
सिन्धुवारं नतं शिग्रुबिल्वमूलं पुनर्नवा ।
वचाश्वदंष्ट्राजीमूतमेषां क्वाथं समाक्षिकम् ॥ २७ ॥
पिबेच्छाल्योदनं दध्ना भुञ्जानो मूषिकार्दितः ।
तक्रेण शरपुङ्खाया बीजं सञ्चूर्ण्य वा पिबेत् ॥ २८ ॥
The particular person affected by rat chunk poison, ought to drink the decoction of sindhuvāra – Vitex negundo, nata – Valeriana wallicii, śigru – Moringa oleifera, bilvamūlaṃ – root of Aegle marmelos, punarnavā – Boerhavia diffusa, vacā – Acorus calamus, śvadaṃṣṭrā – Tribulus terrestris and jīmūta – Luffa echinata added with honey; partake boiled shali rice together with curds or drink the powder of seeds of śarapuṅkha – Tephrosia purpurea combined with buttermilk.
Different recipes for rat poison
अङ्कोल्लमूलकल्को वा बस्तमूत्रेण कल्कितः ।
पानालेपनयोर्युक्तः सर्वाखुविषनाशनः ॥ २९ ॥
कपित्थमध्यतिलकतिलाङ्कोल्लजटाः पिबेत् ।
गवां मूत्रेण पयसा मञ्जरीं तिलकस्य वा ॥ ३० ॥
अथवा सैर्यकान् मूलं सक्षौद्रं तण्डुलाम्बुना ।
कटुकालाबुविन्यस्तं पीतं वाऽम्बु निशोषितम् ॥ ३१ ॥
Paste of root of aṅkolla – Alangium salvifolium made right into a paste together with goat urine used for ingesting and exterior software, destroys the poison of all styles of rats. Or drink the paste of the marrow of kapittha – fruit of Limonia acidissima, tilaka – Wendlandia exerta, tila – Sesamum indicum, aṅkolla jaṭāḥ – and roots of Alangium salvifolium together with cow urine or paste of tilakasya mañjarīṃ vā – Wendlandia exerta – inflorescence together with milk. Or paste of roots of sairyakān – Barleria prionitis together with rice wash added with honey. Or drink the water put contained in the shell of kaṭukālābu – Lagenaria siceraria fruit and saved in a single day.
Sinduvaradi Agada
सिन्धुवारस्य मूलानि बिडालास्थि विषं नतम् ।
जलपिष्टोऽगदो हन्ति नस्याद्यैराखुजं विषम् ॥ ३२ ॥
Root of sindhuvāra – Vitex negundo, bones of the cat, viṣaṃ – Aconitum heterophyllum and natam – Valeriana wallicii, made into paste with water and used as nasal treatment and so forth., this anti-poison destroys the poison of rats.
Time of aggravation of rat poison remaining within the physique
सशेषं मूषिकविषं प्रकुप्यत्यभ्रदर्शने ।
यथायथं वा कालेषु दोषाणां वृद्धिहेतुषु ॥ ३३ ॥
Residue remaining contained in the physique of rat poison will get aggravated when the clouds accumulate within the sky or at such time when the doshas grow to be elevated by causes which improve them.
Dushivisha Chikitsa
तत्र सर्वे यथावस्थं प्रयोज्याः स्युरुपक्रमाः ।
यथास्वं ये च निर्दिष्टास्तथा दूषीविषापहाः ॥ ३४ ॥
At such time, all of the remedies applicable to the doshas ought to be administered and in addition these indicated within the remedy of dushivisha (Chapter 35 of Uttarasthana).
Alarkadamsha Chikitsa: Remedy of rabid canine chunk
दंशं त्वलर्कदष्टस्य दग्धमुष्णेन सर्पिषा ।
प्रदिह्यादगदैस्तैस्तैः पुराणं च घृतं पिबेत् ॥ ३५ ॥
The location of a chunk bitten by the rabid canine, ought to be burnt by sizzling ghee and lined with heat paste of agada (anti-poisonous recipe); previous ghee ought to be given to drink.
Alarkadamsha Chikitsa: Remedy of rabid canine chunk
अर्कक्षीरयुतं चास्य योज्यमाशु विरेचनम् ।
He ought to be given a purgative remedy shortly, mixing the milky sap of arka – Calotropis gigantea with the purgative herb.
Use of Ankola
अङ्कोल्लोत्तरमूलाम्बु त्रिपलं सहविःपलम् ॥ ३६ ॥
पिबेत्सधत्तूरफलां श्वेतां वाऽपि पुनर्नवाम् ।
Juice of root of aṅkolla – Alangium salvifolium spreading northwards, three pala (144 grams) in amount combined with one pala (48 grams) of ghee, or juice of fruit of śvetāṃ dhattūra vā -Datura stramonium, or punarnavā – Boerhavia diffusa with water ought to be consumed.
Alarkadamsha Chikitsa: Remedy of rabid canine chunk
ऐकध्यं पललं तैलं रूपिकायाः पयो गुडः ॥ ३७ ॥
भिनत्ति विषमालर्कं घनवृन्दमिवानिलः ।
Dry meat or powder of fried sesame (Arunadatta), sesame oil milky sap of rūpikā – (arka) – Calotropis gigantea and jaggery all combined collectively and consumed breaks (destroys) the poison of rabid canine identical to wind breaks the clouds.
Use of valuable stones
समन्त्रं सौषधीरत्नं स्नपनं च प्रयोजयेत् ॥ ३८ ॥
Sporting of herbs and valuable stones and bathing fortified with mantra (sacred hymns) ought to be administered.
Options of scratches attributable to nails and tooth
चतुष्पाद्भिर्द्विपाद्भिर्वा नखदन्तपरिक्षतम् ।
शूयते पच्यते रागज्वरस्रावरुजान्वितम् ॥ ३९ ॥
Scratches/abrasions/wounds attributable to the nails and tooth of quadrupeds or bipeds, grow to be swollen, endure suppuration accompanied with the redness, fever, exudation and ache.
Somavalkadi Lepa
सोमवल्कोऽश्वकर्णश्च गोजिह्वा हंसपादिका ।
रजन्यौ गैरिकं लेपो नखदन्तविषापहः ॥ ४० ॥
Software of paste of somavalka – Acacia catechu, aśvakarṇaśca – Dipterocarpus turbinatus, gojihvā – Onosma bracteatum, haṃsapādikā – Adiantum lunulatum, rajanyau – the 2 rajani –
Haridra – Curcuma longa
Daruharidra – Berberis aristata
and purple ochre wards off the poison of nails and tooth.
इति श्री वैद्यपति सिंहगुप्तसूनु श्रीमद्वाग्भटविरचितायामष्टाङ्गहृदयसंहितायां षष्ठे उत्तरस्थाने मूषिकालर्कविषप्रतिषेधो नामाष्टत्रिंशोऽध्याय: ॥ ३८ ॥
Thus, ends the chapter Mushika-alakra visha pratishedha- the thirty eighth in Uttarasthana of Ashtanga Hridaya Samhitha composed by Shrimad Vagbhata, son of Shri Vaidyapati Simhagupta.
Thus, ends the Damstra (visha) Chikitsa- the sixth department of Ayurveda.
