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^(igsEt I 3Eit ^II 1^0 T%cfTj J I 652 ANCIENT HINDU MEDICINE As milk is beneficial to the (young) animal' (for growth and development), so all kinds of milk are good for the animal life. Only it is counter-indicated in the derangements of ‘vata,. pitta, blood and mind’. It is beneficial in chronic fever, bronchitis, dyspnea, consumption, tuberculosis, cancers, insanity, tymphanites, epilepsy, vertigo, intoxication, hyperiemia.. polydipsia^ cardiac troubles, vesical lesions, anemia, chronic dysentery, piles, colic, ascites, diarrhoea, leucorrhcea, diseases of the female- genital apparatus (gonorrhea), abortion, gastror- rhagia, fatigue, and pleurisy. Milk is depurant, strengthening, muscle-builder, oxidizer, fattening, restorative, analeptic, delays senility, promotes longevity, vitalizing, stimulating, emetic, laxa¬ tive, and having the same quality of the bone- marrow, it increases hematogenesis. It is a good diet for the children, the aged, wounded, emaciated, starved, or those exhausted by sexual excess. Cote’s milk : Cow’s milk is non-salivant, fattening, heavy (?), oxidizer, beneficial in gastrorrhagia, refrigerant, sweetish, non-acidify¬ ing in reaction (?), vitalizing and very hypoten¬ sive. Goat’s milk : Goat’s milk possesses the same- DIETETICS 553- pi’operties as cow’s milk ; but it is specially beneficial in tuberculosis, is light, restorative and cures dyspnea, bronchitis and gastrorrhagia ; as the goats are of small size, feed upon pungent- bitter substances, drink little water and take constant exercise, their milk is good in all diseases. Camel's milh : Camel’s milk is desiccant (?), calorific, slightly saline, of pleasant taste, light, and is beneficial in inflammation, cancers, ascites, piles, intestinal worms, skin lesions and poisonings. Ewe's milk ; Ewe’s milk is sweetish, fatten¬ ing. heavy (fat : 6.18), and moderates '‘kapha and pitta' ; it is a good diet in rheumatism and hebetic couijh. Buffalo's milk ; BufPalo’s milk is salivant, sweetish, lowers metabolism (?), somnifacient and induces chills (as the buffalo abounds in marshy places, where the malaria is rampant, the symptoms-complex, especially the chills and the metabolic derangements of malaria have been mistakenly attributed to tbe buffalo’s milk); the buffalo’s milk contains more fat than the cow’s milk, and is heavier. Mare's milk ; Mare’s milk is strengthening, beneficial in the rheumatism of the extremities,^ 55i ANCIENT HINDU MEDICINE of acidulated sweetish saline taste, desiccant and light. TFbmau^s milk : Woman’s milk is sweetish, astringent, refrigerant, can be used for irrigation of the nose and the eye-lids, promotes health, is light and oxidizing. Ulephanfs milk : Elephant’s milk is sweetish, astringent, muscle-builder, heavy, fattening, increases vigor, is beneticial to the eyes and is strengthening. The milk, milked in the morning, due to the cooling influence of the night, and lack of exercise of the animals, is heavy, constipative and refrigerant; the evening milk, on the other hand, as the animals are warmed by the sun, exercise and respiration, relieves rheumatism and fatigue and is beneficial to the eyes. Raw milk is salivant and heavy, but if it be boiled, it becomes lighter ( milk if exposed, especially in a tropical country, becomes soon contaminated, and it is a good precaution to boil it before using it ) ; but this does not apply to woman’s milk, where it is beneficial when it is fresh. Milk becomes contaminated, if after milking, it be exposed to cool itself ; but if it.be too much boiled, it becomes heavy, but retains its tissue-building property. DIETETICS 555 The milk that is foul-smelling, sourish, dis¬ colored, or of perverted taste, or if it be mixed with salt, or coagulated, should not be used. Susrwta I. 45. 44-57’“°. 226. <!arr 5i?r i g sTT^ii^ 5j?t '^5: h tfcT 511'!? I fqf^ ^ ^ II cWTfi 11 ?m nrPsJiiJuirafTt siiftt?rRftH i =5iTf(m^ 'iT'Hiw' qr^iqiT’!!' T^Tigsr ^i' ^H'#iujnq’i q^juiii 8K gjj I s5\{t *1^ ’osqra^; ii crar qra-ftri's' qxH wcm u s< 5i55ig^p!5fgT5i‘ 1%cw i ier’qrf^ ’sreqiraraftTigg u ^naaqqrjn^iramm qri; n ^qig€tgTi#3' fsfffiisftqm?! ii = ^irfaRf fqxtqiqiTq^H i qqj’ qfit ii sc 556 ANCIENT HINDU MEDICINE Sour-milk : “Sour milk of cow is fattening, sweet in reaction (lactic acid in reaction) oxidi¬ zer, carminative, depurant ( anti-putrefactive ), and appetizing,” Susrufa I. 45. 61®*^. 11 a,o aingi^TcTfr i 511 n SLi ?T9T 5isi* inraiiKfl* wia^ciiit; qii' 4tl5i 511 ^1^ II ffelT Ilf n I ^al5iT 55t(t' 55151^, II in: Iffllfllf n ltci5Ul I s5Timivri5ft5ii[ I 5TH15itft irf^il' II SLS litsfvraf’i i55Ti‘ imiai; i 5Ilc|^ll5tt5lf^ I I 5^'fa c5T fell; II na, iTCt^' 1^11 ftqftiiits^iiT I . J itiirnsja ^ ii n€ '?lfiI^j|Sjiiiag fqcpsi’ lf{ ( 1^'“ 5t5ti’!i’ =iit iw ffefii % II n's ^^ci-g‘t%lt, a. t finfi fill 55i5tm^ i ifi i 3 i' i,\ g ^5111??,, an. 227. DIETETICS 557 Whey : “Whey is acidulated sweetish astringent, is oxidized rapidly, light, pungent, oxidizer, antitoxic, is beneficial in ( intestinal ) inflammation, diarrhoea, chronic dysentery, piles, splenitis, tumors, intermittent fever, polydipsia, vomiting, stomatitis, colic, adiposis, catarrh and flatulence ; it is non-acidifying in reaction (?), cardiac stimulant, beneficial in strangury, adipositis, and is not a tissue builder. Snsruta I. 45. 77*-^ III.— Fats. Butter : “Fresh-churned butter is energizing, calorific ( d'ipana ) and cardiac stimulant, and is benefical in chronic dysentery, piles, trismus and anorexia.” Charakal. 27. lOO”^®. Oil; Sesame oil is slightly astringent, of pleasant taste, minute ( of minute fat globules ), calorific, diffusive, increases ‘pitta’ (pitta is regarded as the humor and the seat of com- as. I 229. I 558 ANCIENT HINBU MEDICINE bustion energy and beat-metabolism), is laxative and diuretic. It does not increase pblegraa, but is tlie best carminative ; it is energizing, beneficial to the skin, increases fat (medas) and beat ( agnicarddJma ).” ’ Charaka I. 27. 137'®® IV.— Vegetables. Vegetables : “Tbe cucumber, ( Cucumis sativus ), field-cucumber ( Cucumis utilissimus ), gourd (Benincasa ceidfera), water-melon etc. are- indigestible, retards digestion ( of other foods ), refrigerant, savorous, phlegmatic, laxative, diuretic, contain potasli and are sweetish..” Susnita I. 46. 227‘'“*. “The lotus root, the lotus, esculent root of the lotus, fibers of tbe stalk of tbe lotus, root of Scripus kysoor, Trapa bisponosa and water weeds are indigestible, arrest digestion and are 530- i ftflyl' 5T I) 231. II DIETETICS 559' refrigeaunt; the stalk, flower and fruit of white and blue water lilies ( Nyinpluea esouleuta and Nymphjea stellata) are savorous, astringent, refrigerant, and provoke ‘phlegma' and flatulence. Charaka I. 27. 54"®*. Fruits : “Fomegranate is astringnt, non- calorific, oxidizer, appetizing, refreshing and constipative. ksusi'uta I. 46. 144"“". ’’Frune provokes excessive flatulence, is- laxative and reduces ‘kapha and pitta'” Smriita I. 46. 169^S “Fig retards digestion, is sweet, fattening, refreshing and indigestible.” Stm^uta I. 46. 134'^® = . ‘‘Cocoa-nut is indigestible, fattening, moderates ‘pitta’, sweetish, refrigerant, energizing, refresh- 232. ii ^'0 I 233. ?lf^' ’qrfefttRW I id h 234. qicid nfi 5ii5qq* qrqifqTi^i^ ii u-t 1-35. fqifni vi'av tiq'*<!* ii 560 ANCIENT HINDU MEDICINE ing, stimulating and diuretic.” Susriita I. 46. 184=’“. Grape is laxative, improves voice, sweet, fattening, refrigerant, and relieves gastrorrhagia, febricula, dyspnea, polydipsia, hyperemia and emaciation.” Susruta I. 27. 146=®=. V.— Stimulants. ' Salt is appetizing, digestive, laxative and carminative.’’ Charaka I. 27. 146 = ’®. Spices : "Foeniculum Nigella indica, Ptycho- tis ajowan, Cumminum cyminum, Coriandrum sativum and the leaf of Piper longum are digestive, oxidizing, carminative, antitoxic ( relieves ‘kapha’ ) and is deodorant.” Charaka I. 27. 148=3®. 236. 237. 238 239. W f'W ^C8 51'^ TO ITO 1%^siicRlT 1 T^rTtI5^re-V'’!II?rf^gT'IVT 11 qTf% II 4ksj; vi**i3'3'v I ^'0 I METETICS 561 Liquors : “All acidulated wines cause bili¬ ousness, increase digestive power, are appetizing, emetic, desiccant, carminative, cardiac stimulant, vesical disinfectant ( ? ), easily oxidized, irritant, are oxidized with liberation of excessive heat, pungent, excitant of the senses, exhilarant, laxative and diuretic.” Susruta I. 45. 155 ^‘Neio Wine is salivant, heavy, provokes flatulence, has disagreeable flavor, non-savorous, non-refreshing and irritant. Old Wine has fine aroma, stimulates digestion, is refreshing, ai^petizing, anthelmintic (or bactericidal ), depurant ( ? ), quickly oxidized, desiccant and carminative.’'' Snsruta I, 45. 179-180'^^ *. 240. I 3?5 w II ua, r55rf% ^5 II ?I1 II ICO 49 ^ 36 662 ANCIENT HINDE MEDICINE “The wine that is opaque, irritant, malodor¬ ous, insipid, with yeast fermentation, heavy, non¬ enlivening, new, sharp ( with a high percentage of alcohol), oxidized with a great amount of heat, which has been kept in a foul vessel, which has been made with insuflBcient materials, which has been kept exposed in an open bowl over night, colorless, should not he taken, as well as the wine left over from another person.” Sust'ufa I. 45. 185*^^ “Wine is prescribed in emaciation, strangury, chronic dysentery, or for the person who has lost blood ; it is a carminative and a galactago- gue. It is beneficial in hiccup, dyspnea, catarrh, bronchitis, constipation, anorexia, vomiting, tympanites, fecal impaction, and flatulence. “Siisruta I. 27.