Garuda Mahā Purana - Achara Khaṇḍa
203 - Diseases
Hari said:
1. To a cow, who is not fond of her calf, her own milk should be given mixed with salt; the calf will be loved by her.
2. If a dog's bone is tied to the neck of a cow or a buffalo; the germs from their bodies will be shed off, there is no doubt about it.
3. By making the cattle eat the roots of Guñjā, their horns are cast off.
4. The juice of Varuņa-phala.1 pressed with hands and applied to the biped or the quadruped makes their germs shed off, O Shiva.
1. Chrataeva nurvala.
5. O Rudra, if the powder of Jaya is filled in the wounds, they are healed up. If the urine of elephant is drunk by cows or buffaloes, their ailments are cured.
6. If the oxen drink the powders of Masüra and Shali pounded in whey and mixed in the milk of a cow or a buffalo, it will be beneficent to them.
7. If the leaves of Sharapunkha are administered with salt, they cure the disease called Väri-sphota in the manes of horses.
8. O Hara, when the leaves of Ghruta-kumari are admi- nistered alongwith salt, they cure the itches in the manes of horses.
Summary of chapter 203 of the Garuda Mahā Purana - Achara Khaṇḍa is as follows:
Bhagavān Vishṇu examines blood-red gems, Rudhira, evaluating their fiery brilliance and subtle energetic qualities. As it happens, the text details how wearing flawless Rudhira gems boosts physical courage, clears circulatory blockages, and enhances vital life energy.