When diarrhoea carries much ama, emesis is induced by having the patient drink warm water mixed with a paste of madanaphala, rock salt and long pepper.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- आमातिसार में वमन
- English
- Emesis in diarrhoea with much ama
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Madanaphala (emetic nut)मैनफल (मदनफल) | मदन / मेनफल | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | पिप्पली / पीपल | Not stated |
| Warm water (ushnodaka)गरम पानी (उष्णोदक) | उष्णजल / उष्णजलपान | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A paste of madanaphala, rock salt and long pepper is mixed into warm water.
मेनफल, सैंधानमक, पीपल इनके कल्क से मिश्रित उष्णजलपान से वमन कराना चाहिए।
How it is used
The warm mixture is drunk to bring on vomiting.
प्रच्छर्दनं मदनसैंधवपिप्पलीनां। कल्कान्वितोष्णजलपानत एव कुर्यात्॥90॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Diarrhoea (atisara)(अधिकामयुतातिसार / अधिक आमयुक्र (अतिसार))
अधिक आमयुक्र हो तो मेनफल, सैंधानमक, पीपल इनके कल्क से मिश्रित उष्णजलपान से वमन कराना चाहिए।Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 144 · v. 90.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
What emesis does the text describe for diarrhoea with much ama, and what follows it?
Warm water mixed with a paste of madanaphala, rock salt and long pepper is drunk to induce vomiting; nothing is eaten that day, and the next day a little warm vilepi or yusha cooked with binding drugs is given.
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
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- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- method_vamana_amatisara_p216