When thirst does not leave even after the stomach is filled with water, the skilled physician induces emesis with cold water containing a paste of long pepper and liquorice.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- तृष्णा में वमन
- English
- Emesis for unrelenting thirst
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Water (jala)जल (पानी) | हिमजल / ठणडा पानी | Not stated |
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | पिप्पली / पीपल | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / जयेष्ठमध | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Cold water is mixed with a paste of long pepper and liquorice.
पिप्पलीमधुककल्कयुतेन
How it is used
Given to induce vomiting.
छर्दयेद्दिमजलेन विधिरा:
Indicated for, as the text says
- Morbid thirst (trishna)(पेट को पानी से भर देने पर भी प्यास बु¤ाती नहीं)
Therapies involvedTherapeutic emesis (vamana)वमन कर्म
यदि पेट को पानी से भर देने पर भी प्यास बु¤ाती नहीं, एेसी अवस्था में कुशल वैद्य को उचित है कि वह पीपल व जयेष्ठमध के कल्क से युक्र ठणडे पानी से छर्दन (वमन) करावें।Source wording as converted, Chapter 16 · p. 329 · v. 31.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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Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
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- 1
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- Chapters
- Chapter 16
- Extraction tasks
- T16
- Record id
- method_trishna_vamana_p401