External caustic alkali (pratisaraniya kshara)

The external kind of kshara, applied to or dripped on outer parts of the body, is to be used in skin diseases, tumours, sinus tracts, nyaccha, fistula-in-ano, external worms and poisons, the seven mouth diseases, adhijihva, upajihva, dental disorders and vaidarbha, fat-related and lip disorders, and the three kinds of rohini.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: प्रतिसारणीय क्षार
Hindi: प्रतिसारणीय क्षार (बाहर लगाने वाला क्षार)
English: External caustic alkali (pratisaraniya kshara)

Ingredients and preparation

External applicationChapter 21 · p. 477 · v. 15-16

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Alkali preparations (kshara)क्षार (खार)	प्रतिसारणीय ़ार	Not stated

How it is used

Applied or dripped on the affected outer part.

प्रतिसारणीय ़ार (शरीर के बाह्य प्रदेशाें में लगाने वा टपकाने योग्य)

Indicated for, as the text says

Kushtha (chronic skin diseases)(कुष्ठ)
Tumours (arbuda)(सम्पूर्ण अर्बुद)
Sinus tract (nadivrana)(नाडी व्रण)
Nyaccha(न्यच्छ)
Fistula-in-ano (bhagandara)(भगंदर)
Worm infestation (krimi)(बाह्यक्रिमि)
Poisoning (visha)(बाह्यविष)
Mouth disorders (mukharoga)(सात प्रकार के मुखरोग; अोष्ठप्रकोप)
Adhijihva (tongue disorder)(अधिजिह्वा)
Upajihva (tongue disorder)(उपजिह्वा)
Dental disorders (dantaroga)(दंत, वैदर्भ)
Obesity (medoroga)(मेदरोग (बहुमेदसा उपहत))
Throat disorders (kantharoga)(तीन प्रकार के रोहिणी)

Therapies involvedCaustic therapy (kshara karma)क्षार कर्म

Organs mentionedLipsहोंठ (ओष्ठ)

प्रतिसारणीय ़ार (जो पहले कहा गया है) को, कुष्ठ, सम्पूर्ण अर्बुद, नाडी व्रण, न्यच्छ, भगंदर, बाह्यक्रिमि व बाह्यविष, सात प्रकार के मुखरोग, अधिजिह्वा, उपजिह्वा, दंत, वैदर्भ, मेदरोग,Source wording as converted, Chapter 21 · p. 477 · v. 15-16.

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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