The text lists emesis, sudation, a suppository wick, drugs that kindle digestion, fasting and hot water as the measures that relieve indigestion.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- अजीर्ण की चिकित्सा विधि
- English
- Measures for indigestion
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Warm water (ushnodaka)गरम पानी (उष्णोदक) | अहिमवारि / गरम पानी | Not stated |
How it is used
Emesis and sudation, a medicated wick placed in the anus, digestive drugs taken by mouth, fasting and hot water.
वर्तिप्रयोग (अैषध निर्मित बत्ी को गुदा में रखना)
Indicated for, as the text says
- Indigestion (ajirna)(अजीर्ण)
Therapies involvedTherapeutic emesis (vamana)वमन कर्मSudation therapy (svedana)स्वेदन (सेंक)Lightening therapy and fasting (langhana)लंघन (उपवास)
Organs mentionedStomach and digestive systemआमाशय और पाचन तंत्र
वमनतापनवर्तियुतागिA - दीपनकरैषधपानविधानत:॥ प्रशमयेeतमौामजीर्णतामनशनहिमवार्युपयोगत: ॥ 28॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 17 · p. 352 · v. 28.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Verse on PDF 424; the commentary is on PDF 425 (book page 353).
Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 17
- Extraction tasks
- T17
- Record id
- method_ajirna_chikitsa_p424