In the first stage the poisoned person is made to vomit and then cold water is sprinkled on the body or given to drink, after which an antidote (agada) with ghee is given; in the second stage emesis is followed by purgation.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- प्रथम व द्वितीय विषवेग की चिकित्सा
- English
- Treatment of the first and second stages of poisoning
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत | Not stated |
Preparation as described
No particular antidote is named; an agada mixed with ghee is used.
पशचात् घृत से युक्र अगद (विष नाशक अैषधि) पिलावें।
How it is used
Emesis, cold water sprinkled on the body or drunk, then the agada with ghee to drink; in the second stage emesis and then purgation.
द्वितीय वेग में वमन कराकर विरेचन कराना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Plant and mineral poisons (sthavara visha)(विष के प्रथमवेग / द्वितीय वेग)
विष के प्रथमवेग में विषदूषित रोगी को वमन कराकर शरीर पर ठणडा जल छिडकना अथवा ठणडा पानी पिलाना चाहिए।Source wording as converted, Chapter 19 · p. 420 · v. 59.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 is poisoning treated in its first and second stages?
In the first, emesis followed by cold water sprinkled on the body or drunk and then an antidote with ghee; in the second, emesis followed by purgation.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
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- Chapter 19
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- T20
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