Nasya and anointing with sharp mustard oil are given, and the patient is frightened with harmless snakes, grass, fire, water, thieves, elephants and other trained acts.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- उन्माद में सरसों तेल का नस्य और त्रासन
- English
- Mustard oil nasya and fright therapy in insanity
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Mustard oil (sarshapa taila)सरसों का तेल | ती़णतरसर्षपज तैल / ती़ण सरसों का तैल | Not stated |
How it is used
Nasal drops and anointing with the oil; the fright measures are applied to the patient.
अनेक प्रकार के निर्विषसर्प, घास, अग्नि, पान, चोर, हाथी व अन्य श़िाप्रद अनेक कायोँ से उस उन्मादी का भय व त्रास पहुँचाना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Insanity (unmada)(उन्माद)
Therapies involvedNasal therapy (nasya)नस्य कर्म
Organs mentionedBrain and nervous systemमस्तिष्क और तंत्रिका तंत्र
नस्यानुलेपनमपीह हितं प्रयोजयं। तैलेन ती़णतरसर्षपजेन युक्रम्॥ सुत्रासयेद्विविधनागतृणागिAतोयै-। श्चोरैर्गजैरपि सुशिि़ातसर्वकार्यै:॥ 109॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 17 · p. 372 · v. 109.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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