Mandali: stage 1 a not-too-deep incision to let blood, stage 2 antidote mixed with ghee followed promptly by emesis, stage 3 emesis, stages 4 to 7 as for darvikara. Rajimanta: stage 1 deep incision of the bite and drawing out poisoned blood with a gourd holding a lamp inside, stage 2 emesis then the antidote or a good gruel (yavagu) prepared with it, later stages as for darvikara with medicines, emesis, purgation, strong nasya and strong collyrium.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- मण्डलीराजीमन्तवेगचिकित्सा
- Hindi
- मंडली व राजीमंत विष के वेगों की चिकित्सा
- English
- Stage-wise treatment of mandali and rajimanta snake poisoning
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | सर्पिर्मिश्रं / घृतमिश्रित अगद | Not stated |
| Bottle gourd (alabu)लौकी (अलाबू) | सांतर्दीपालाबुना / जिसके अंदर दीपक रखा हो एेसी तुम्बी | Not stated |
How it is used
Incision and gourd suction at the bite, oral antidote or gruel, emesis, purgation, nasal and eye medicines according to stage.
द्वितीयवेग में घृतमिश्रित अगद पिलाकर पश्चात् शीघ्र ही वमन कराना चाहिए। तीसरे वेग में भी उसी प्रकार वमन कराना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Snakebite (sarpa visha)(मणडलैर्मणिडतानां / राजीमद्धिर्दष्ट)
राजीमंत सर्प के विष के प्रथमवेग में शस्त्र द्वारा अधिक गहरा दंश को विदारण (चीर) कर जिसके अंदर दीपक रखा हो एेसी तुम्बी से विषदूषित रक्र को निकालना चाहिए जिससे वह निर्विष हो जाये।Source wording as converted, Chapter 19 · p. 430 · v. 109-112.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
- Caution in the text: For mandali poisoning the text says the incision in the first stage should not be too deep.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
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- Chapter 19
- Extraction tasks
- T21
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