In pitta-type heart disease the text advises emesis with pitta-relieving drugs combined with ghee, jaggery and milk, and also purgation, together with the pitta-removing treatment described earlier.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- पित्तज हृद्रोग में वमन-विरेचन
- English
- Emesis and purgation for pitta-type heart disease
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुड | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | दुग्ध / दूध | Not stated |
How it is used
Given to induce emesis; purgation is also given.
वमन कराना ठीक है एवं विरेचन भी कराना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Heart disorders (hridroga)(पित्तज ह्दय रोग)
घृतगुडाप्लुतदुग्धयुतैषधै:॥ वमनमत्रा हितं सरिवेचनम्। कथितपित्तचिकित्सितमेव वा॥ 7॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 17 · p. 348 · v. 7.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
How does the text treat pitta-type and kapha-type heart disease?
Pitta type: emesis with drugs mixed with ghee, jaggery and milk, then purgation. Kapha type: emesis with warm water containing trikatu, then purgation with trivrit, sour fruit, rock salt and dry ginger.
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 17
- Extraction tasks
- T17
- Record id
- method_pittaja_hridroga_shodhana_p420