Fasting, emesis and purgation in pox

At the prodromal stage the patient fasts well, then is given emesis with a decoction of neem and licorice and purgation with trivrit and sugar.

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Names and synonyms

Hindi: मसूरिका में लंघन, वमन व विरेचन
English: Fasting, emesis and purgation in pox

Ingredients and preparation

Taken by mouthChapter 18 · p. 385 · v. 43

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब)	निंब / नींब	Not stated
Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)	यष्ठीमधुक / ज्येष्ठमधु	Not stated
Trivrit (turpeth)निसोत (त्रिवृत्)	त्रिावृत / निशाेत	Not stated
Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)	सिता / शPर	Not stated

Preparation as described

Neem and licorice are made into a decoction for the emesis.

नींब व ज्येष्ठमधु के कषाय से वमन कराना चाहिए

How it is used

Fasting first, then emesis, and purgation with trivrit and sugar.

निशाेत व शPर से विरेचन भी कराना चाहिए।

Indicated for, as the text says

Pox disease (masurika)(मसूरिका के पूर्वरूप)

Therapies involvedLightening therapy and fasting (langhana)लंघन (उपवास)Therapeutic emesis (vamana)वमन कर्म Therapeutic purgation (virechana)विरेचन (जुलाब)

विचार्य पूर्वोeतल़ाणेष्वलं विलंघनानंतरमेव वामयेत्।Source wording as converted, Chapter 18 · p. 385 · v. 43.

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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