The emetic smoke is made from a wick of emetic drugs and drawn in through the mouth only; it is smoked after drinking a gruel (yavagu) prepared with agada, sesame and rice, and, like the other smokes besides the prayogika, it is continued until the doshas come out.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- वामनीय धूम
- Hindi
- वामक धूम
- English
- Emetic smoke
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Sesame (tila)तिल | तिल | Not stated |
| Rice (shali)शालि चावल (शालि) | सुतणडल / चावल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A gruel is prepared with agada, sesame and rice and drunk beforehand.
धूम को अगद, तिल व चावल से सिद्द यवागू को पीकर पीना चाहिए।
How it is used
Drawn in through the mouth, after the gruel.
पीत्वागदं तिलसुतणडलजां यवागूं धूमं पिबेद्वमनभेषजसंप्रसिद्दम्॥ 49॥
Duration as written
until the doshas come out · दोषों के निकलने तक
है। बाकी के धूमों का प्रयोग दोषों के निकलने तक करना चाहिए। वमन अैषधियों से सिद्द वामनीयSource wording as converted, Chapter 23 · p. 552 · v. 49.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
- Agada is named without further detail. The mouth-only route comes from the commentary on verse 39.
Quick facts
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- Chapter 23
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