When nausea and salivation begin after the emetic drug, the patient is seated on a seat (knee-high, per the commentary) and the throat is touched inside (tickled) with the stalk of a castor leaf or a lotus stalk to bring on the urge to vomit.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- वमन विधि
- Hindi
- वमन विधि
- English
- Procedure of emesis
Ingredients and preparation
Mouth and garglesChapter 22 · p. 504 · v. 38
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Eranda (castor plant)एरंड (एरण्ड) | गन्धर्वहस्त / एरंडी के पत्ो की डंडी | Not stated |
| Utpala (blue water lily)नीलकमल (उत्पल) | उत्पलपत्रवृन्त / कमलनाल | Not stated |
How it is used
The stalk is put into the throat to tickle it.
वमन के वेग उत्पौा होने के लिए, एरंडी के पत्ो की डंडी, कमलनाल इनमें से किसी एक से रोगी के कंठ को स्पर्श करना चाहिए अर्थात् गले के अंदर डाल कर गुदगुदी करना चाहिए।
Therapies involvedTherapeutic emesis (vamana)वमन कर्म
गन्धर्वहस्तोत्पलपत्रवृन्तैर्वेगोद्धवाथँ प्रमृशोत्स्वकणठम्॥ 38॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 504 · v. 38.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
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- Procedure
- Source pages with records
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- Chapters
- Chapter 22
- Extraction tasks
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