The anorexic patient is promptly given emesis, purgation and decoction enema, digestion-kindling drugs, nasal medication, strong held liquids and gargles.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- अरोचक में वमन, विरेचन, निरूह, नस्य, कवल, गण्डूष
- English
- Purifying and local procedures for anorexia
Ingredients and preparation
How it is used
A set of procedures used promptly.
छर्दनैरपि विरेकनिरूहै:। रग्निदीपनकरैषधयोगै:॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Loss of appetite (arochaka)(अरोचकी रोगी)
Therapies involvedTherapeutic emesis (vamana)वमन कर्मTherapeutic purgation (virechana)विरेचन (जुलाब)Decoction enema (niruha basti)निरूह बस्तिNasal therapy (nasya)नस्य कर्मGargling and oil pulling (gandusha, kavala)गंडूष (कुल्ला)
उस अरोचकी रोगी को वमन विरेचन अैर निरूह बस्ति का प्रयोग करना चाहिए एवं अग्निदीपन करने वाले अैषधियों के प्रयोग, नस्य कवलग्रहण, गणडूष आदि का भी प्रयोग शीघ्र करना चाहिए।Source wording as converted, Chapter 16 · p. 334 · v. 53.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.
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Quick facts
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- Procedure
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- Chapters
- Chapter 16
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- T16
- Record id
- method_arochaka_shodhana_p406