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During her period a woman should, like an ascetic, wholly give up violence and the other four sins and keep silence and similar vows; for three days she avoids garlands, ornaments and…

An eyelid disease with a fine, deep sprout that constantly oozes water, compared to a lotus stalk.

Flower garlands, sandalwood paste, thin cloths soaked in water, garlands of lotus stalks, a bed of banana and lotus leaves above and below, sprays of fine cold water drops and the cool…

Kapikacchu seeds, bala, atibala, licorice, kokilaksha, gokshura, shatavari, prabhu (?), lotus stalk, kaseru, blue lotus, lotus, jatiphala, shalaparni and prishniparni in equal parts are…

The child lies in the womb between the stomach, intestine and rectum, wrapped in the moist membrane (jarāyu) in deep darkness, and absorbs from all sides the pitta- and kapha-rich juices…

The leeches are caught carefully and kept in a new pot with clean lake water, cool moss, lotus, lotus leaves, mud from the same pond and lotus stalks; they are given water and food daily…

Leeches are kept in a new pot filled with clean lake water, with cool moss, lotus, lotus leaves, pond mud and lotus stalks; they are given water and food every day and moved to a fresh pot…

Lotus stalk, kalhara, padmaka, blue water lily, the chief milky trees, karkatashringi and sandalwood, ground with milk and mixed with ghee and sugar, are applied as a paste in pitta-type…

Pitta is also to be cooled by wearing flower garlands, applying sandalwood paste, wearing thin cloth soaked in water, wearing garlands of lotus stalks, lying on banana and lotus leaves…

Lotus stalk, kalhara (white water lily), padmaka, blue water lily, the chief milky trees, karkatashringi and sandalwood, ground with milk and mixed with ghee and sugar, are applied as a…

When nausea and salivation begin after the emetic drug, the patient is seated on a seat (knee-high, per the commentary) and the throat is touched inside (tickled) with the stalk of a castor…

When the patient who has drunk the emetic begins to feel nausea and salivate, the physician seats him at once on a (knee-high) seat and, to bring on the urge, touches the inside of his…

Just as a lotus stalk reaches deep into the water and constantly oozes water, when a very fine, deep-reaching sprout in the eyelid constantly oozes water, it is called bisavartma.