After oil has been poured into the ear, the ear is fomented with heated grain tied in a bundle, bricks and the like; tube (nadi) fomentation is also beneficial, or the ear is held over a heated vessel containing leaves.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- कर्णस्वेदनप्रणालिकास्वेदन
- Hindi
- कान का सेंक
- English
- Fomentation of the ear
Ingredients and preparation
How it is used
Applied to the ear after oil instillation.
तेल सेचन करने के बाद उष्ण धान्यगण (धान्यों की पोटली बांधकर उससे) व इँट
Indicated for, as the text says
- Ear disorders (karnaroga)(निषित्तकणँ)
Therapies involvedSudation therapy (svedana)स्वेदन (सेंक)
Organs mentionedEarsकान (कर्ण)
प्रणालिकास्वेदनमेव वा हितं । सपौाभाणडेः ग्नियुते निधापयेत्॥ 18॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 263 · v. 18.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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- Chapter 15
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- T13
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