Throat diseases are treated with emesis, nasal drops, plasters and ointments, gargles and similar special measures.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- गलरोग चिकित्सा
- English
- Treatment of throat diseases
Ingredients and preparation
How it is used
Emesis, nasal drops, plasters and gargles.
इस प्रकार गलगत रोगों की वमन, नस्य, लेपन, प्रलेपन, गणडूष आदि विशिष्ट प्रकार
Indicated for, as the text says
- Throat disorders (kantharoga)(गलामयं / गलगत रोग)
Therapies involvedTherapeutic emesis (vamana)वमन कर्मNasal therapy (nasya)नस्य कर्मPaste application (lepa)लेप लगानाGargling and oil pulling (gandusha, kavala)गंडूष (कुल्ला)
Organs mentionedThroatगला (कंठ)
प्रलेपगणडूषविशोषरूपणै:Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 279 · v. 94.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.
Questions and answers
Which throat diseases does the text say are to be given up as incurable or deadly?
Rohini of the combined, kapha and blood types (in the commentary), adhijihvika once suppurated, valaya, mahalasa, vrinda and shataghni are to be given up; galavidradhi and mamsatana are also described as deadly.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
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- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T13
- Record id
- method_galaroga_chikitsa_p351