In khalavardhana the extra tooth is pulled out and its root burnt; the measures prescribed for krimidanta are all carried out, and then suitable drugs are given.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- खलवर्धन चिकित्सा
- English
- Extraction and cautery for khalavardhana
Ingredients and preparation
Mouth and garglesChapter 15 · p. 276 · v. 79
How it is used
Extraction, burning of the root, then drugs.
खलवर्धन में जो अधिक दांत आता है। उसको निकाल डालना चाहिए, दंत मूल को
Indicated for, as the text says
- Extra tooth growth (khalavardhana)(खलवर्धन)
Therapies involvedSurgery (shastra karma)शस्त्रकर्म (शल्य क्रिया)Cauterisation (agnikarma)अग्निकर्म (दागना)
Organs mentionedTeeth and gumsदांत और मसूड़े
जलाना चाहिए। इसमें क्रिमिदंतक रोग के लिए जो क्रिया बताइर् गइर् है, उन सबको करके योग्य अैषधिSource wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 276 · v. 79.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
What does the text advise for a worm-eaten tooth (krimidanta)?
The wise physician should extract it quickly; the commentary adds that drugs cannot cure it.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T13
- Record id
- method_khalavardhana_chikitsa_p348