Incision of a ripe swelling with a sharp knife

A fully ripe (vipakva) swelling is to be cleansed by cutting it with a sharp knife, which the commentary explains as letting out the pus.

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Names and synonyms

Hindi: पके शोफ का शस्त्र से शोधन
English: Incision of a ripe swelling with a sharp knife

Ingredients and preparation

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How it is used

Incision with a sharp instrument to drain the pus.

स्तमिह निशिचतशस्त्रेच्छेदनेै: शोधयेत्तम्॥ 29॥

Indicated for, as the text says

Abscess (vidradhi)(विपक्व शोफ)
Swelling and oedema (shotha)(विपक्व)

Therapies involvedSurgery (shastra karma)शस्त्रकर्म (शल्य क्रिया)

इस पके हुए को ती़ण शस्त्र के प्रयोग से शुद्दि करना (पूय आदि निकालना) चाहिए।Source wording as converted, Chapter 14 · p. 247 · v. 29.

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.

Indicated for2

Abscess (vidradhi)विद्रधि (फोड़ा)Swelling and oedema (shotha)शोथ (सूजन)

Therapies involved1

Surgery (shastra karma)शस्त्रकर्म (शल्य क्रिया)

Questions1

How are the unripe, ripening and ripe stages of a swelling told apart?शोफ की आम, विदग्ध और विपक्व अवस्थाएँ कैसे पहचानी जाती हैं?

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Signs of the unripe, ripening and ripe stagesआम, विदग्ध और विपक्व के लक्षण

Sessions1

Treatment of minor diseases, part twoक्षुद्ररोगचिकित्सित

Questions and answers

How are the unripe, ripening and ripe stages of a swelling told apart?

Unripe is hard; ripening has fever, much burning and warmth; ripe has lost its severe pain and changed colour.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

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