Purgation and enemas in gulma

In gulma the patient is first well purged, then given drugs that pacify the predominant dosha and decoction enemas, with oil enemas named in the verse; the blood type is treated like the pitta type.

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Names and synonyms

Hindi: गुल्म में विरेचन और बस्ति
English: Purgation and enemas in gulma

Ingredients and preparation

OtherOtherChapter 17 · p. 366 · v. 85

How it is used

Purgation by mouth, then decoction and oil enemas.

गुल्म रोग में अच्छी तरह विरेचन कराकर वातादिक दोषों के उद्रेक को पहचान कर उन दोषों के उपशामक अैषधियों का प्रयोग करना चाहिए तथा निरूहण बस्ति भी देनी चाहिए।

Indicated for, as the text says

Abdominal lump (gulma)(गुल्म)

Therapies involvedTherapeutic purgation (virechana)विरेचन (जुलाब)Decoction enema (niruha basti)निरूह बस्ति Oil enema (anuvasana basti)अनुवासन बस्ति

Organs mentionedAbdomenउदर (पेट)

अधिकृताखिलदोषनिवारणैषधवरै: सुविरिक्रशरीरिणाम्। अपि निरूहगणैरनुवासनै: प्रशमयेद्रुधिरेपि च पित्तवत्॥ 85॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 17 · p. 366 · v. 85.

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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