Rasa Vimana
Taste-based factors for the measurement of diseases and drugs
Part 3
Three
substances contra-indicated for long term consumption and their effects on body
Effect
of long term consumption oflong pepper / pippali
Effect of long term consumption of alkali / kshara
Effect of long term consumption of salt / lavana
लवणं पुनरौष्ण्यतैक्ष्ण्योपपन्नम्,
अनतिगुरु, अनतिस्निग्धम्, उपक्लेदि, विस्रंसनसमर्थम्, अन्नद्रव्यरुचिकरम्, आपातभद्रं प्रयोगसमसाद्गुण्यात्, दोषसञ्चयानुबन्धं, तद्रोचनपाचनोपक्लेदनविस्रंसनार्थमुपयुज्यते|
तदत्यर्थमुपयुज्यमानं ग्लानिशैथिल्यदौर्बल्या-भिनिर्वृत्तिकरं शरीरस्य भवति|
Its excessive usage causes ग्लानि malaise, शैथिल्य laxity and दौर्बल्या debility in the body.
ये ह्येनद्ग्रामनगरनिगमजनपदाः सततमुपयुञ्जते, ते भूयिष्ठं ग्लास्नवः शिथिलमांसशोणिता अपरिक्लेशसहाश्च भवन्ति|
The people of ग्राम villages, नगर cities, निगम communes and जनपदाः districts who use it continuously are ग्लास्नवः exceedingly depressed, शिथिलमांसशोणिता have loose muscles and blood and अपरिक्लेशसहाश्च low tolerance for pain.
तद्यथा- बाह्लीकसौराष्ट्रिकसैन्धवसौवीरकाः;
ते हि पयसाऽपि सह लवणमश्नन्ति|
Such inhabitants as those of Bahlika, Saurashtra, Sindhu and Sauveera (countries / regions in ancient times) even take salt with milk.
येऽपीह भूमेरत्यूषरा देशास्तेष्वोषधिवीरुद्वनस्पतिवानस्पत्या न जायन्तेऽल्पतेजसो वा भवन्ति, लवणोपहतत्वात्|
Moreover, such regions of the world have barren, saline soil and plants – ओषधि herbs, वीरुद् shrubs, वनस्पति trees and वानस्पत्या big trees – that do not grow or are stunted because of damage by salt.
तस्माल्लवणं नात्युपयुञ्जीत|
Hence one should not use salt too much.
ये ह्यतिलवणसात्म्याः पुरुषास्तेषामपि खालित्यपालित्यानि वलयश्चाकाले भवन्ति||१८||
Even the persons who tend to use excessive salt fall victims to
untimely खालित्य baldness,
पालित्यानि graying of hair and
वलयश्चाकालेwrinkles. [18]
तस्मात्तेषां तत्सात्म्यतः क्रमेणापगमनं श्रेयः|
Hence it is beneficial for them to wean themselves away gradually from the habit of using these substances.
सात्म्यमपि हि क्रमेणोपनिवर्त्यमानमदोषमल्पदोषं वा भवति||१९||
The habituated things, if given up gradually, cause no or little harm. [19]