For vata aggravated in the stomach the text prescribes emesis preceded by oleation and sudation: the patient is rubbed with lukewarm oil mixed with rock salt, sweated on a warm bed of coarse grains, sand and the like or under warm covers such as blankets, and then given warm water with rock salt to drink so that he vomits.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- आमाशयगत वातरोग चिकित्सा
- English
- Emesis for vata aggravated in the stomach
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | सुखोष्णतैल / सुखोष्ण तैल | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | ससैंधव / सैंधानमक, सैंधा नमक | Not stated |
| Millets and coarse grains (kudhanya)कुधान्य (मोटे अनाज) | कुधान्य | Not stated |
| Sandबालू | सिकता / वालु | Not stated |
| Warm water (ushnodaka)गरम पानी (उष्णोदक) | सलवणोष्णतोय / गरम पानी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The patient is first rubbed with lukewarm oil containing rock salt (oleation), then made to lie on a warm bed of coarse grains, sand and the like or under warm covers to sweat (sudation).
उस रोगी को, सबसे पहले सैंधानमक मिला हुआ, सुखोष्ण तैल से मालिश करा कर(इस विधि से स्नेहन1 कराकर) कुधान्य,वालु आदि से व उष्ण(कम्बल आदि) शयन में सुलाकर स्वेदन करंे।
How it is used
After oleation and sudation, warm water in which rock salt has been dissolved is given to drink to induce vomiting.
तत्पशचात् वमन कराने के लिए, गरम पानी में सैंधा नमक भिगोकर पिलाना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(आमाशय में वात प्रकुपित होने पर)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
अथ प्रकुपितेःनिले सति निजामसंराशये। प्लुतं सलवणोष्णतोयसहितं हितं पाययेत्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 8 · p. 112 · v. 27.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
- The dosha value reflects the stated aim of overcoming vata (उसको जीतने के लिए). Footnote 1 on स्नेहन is printed on the following page.
Quick facts
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- Procedure
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- Chapter 8
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- Record id
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