Pitta is pacified mainly by cooling measures: cold food and drink, streams of very cold water poured over the body, bathing, staying in a cool house and cool breezes, which are said to remove even the strong burning of pitta.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- पित्तोपशमन विधि (शीत क्रिया)
- English
- Cooling regimen for pitta
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Water (jala)जल (पानी) | अतिशीतलवारि / ठणडे पानी | Not stated |
How it is used
Cold food and drink are taken, and very cold water is poured in streams, with bathing, a cool house and cool breezes.
शीत अौापानादि का सेवन, ठणडे पानी की धारा छोडना, स्नान, ठणडे मकान में रहना, ठणडी हवा इत्यादि से पित्त का प्रबल जलन दूर हो जाती है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Pitta disorders(स्थिरपित्तदाह / पित्त का प्रबल जलन)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
Pitta: pacifies
शीतं विधानमधिकृत्य तथा प्रयत्ना-च्छीताौापानमतिशीतलवारिधारा-॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 126 · v. 5.All references
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