For children, the very old, those afraid of medicine, women and the very weak, the emetic drug is mixed into suitable liquids such as milk, gruel or buttermilk and given to drink; then their body is warmed (with a hand heated at the fire) and vomiting is awaited.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- बालक आदि के लिए वमन प्रयोग
- English
- Emesis for children, the elderly and other delicate patients
Ingredients and preparation
Taken by mouthChapter 22 · p. 503 · v. 37
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | ़ीरादिभि: / दूध | Not stated |
| Buttermilk (takra)छाछ (तक्र) | छाछ | Not stated |
How it is used
Drunk in a liquid vehicle, followed by warming of the body.
उनको दूध, यवागू, छाछ आदि योग्य द्रवद्रव्यों के साथ मंगलमय, अैषध को मिला कर पिलाना चाहिए, पश्चात् (अग्नि से हाथ को तपाकर) उनके शरीर को सेकना चाहिए
़ीरादिभिर्भेषजमंगलाढ्यम् तान्पाययित्वा परिता पयेत्तान्1॥ 37॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 503 · v. 37.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.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The footnote printed as 2 on this page gives the variant वामयेत् for तापयेत्; the verse carries the mark 1.
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