During ripening the patient eats light, sour food; when the eruptions are fully ripe they are pierced with a sharp, clean thorn and fresh oil from the oil press is poured on them.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- पकी मसूरिका को काँटे से फोड़ना
- English
- Piercing ripe pox with a thorn
Ingredients and preparation
External applicationChapter 18 · p. 387 · v. 52
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | सुचक्रतैल / चक्र तैल (चक्की से निकाला हुआ) नया | Not stated |
How it is used
Piercing with a thorn, then pouring fresh oil on the lesion.
ती़ण व योग्य कांटे से उसे फोडकर उस पर चक्र तैल (चक्की से निकाला हुआ) नया (ताजे) डालना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Pox disease (masurika)(पक्व मसूरिका)
Therapies involvedSurgery (shastra karma)शस्त्रकर्म (शल्य क्रिया)
विभिद्य ती़णैरिह कंटकैशशुभै: सुचक्रतैलेन निष्ोचयेद्धिषक् ॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 387 · v. 52.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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- Procedure
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- Chapter 18
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