Purification for vata cough

In much-increased vata cough, emesis, purgation with ghee and oil enema are said to calm it quickly.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: वातजकास शोधन
Hindi: वातज कास में वमन, विरेचन, स्नेहबस्ति
English: Purification for vata cough

Ingredients and preparation

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)	घृतविरेचन / घृत से विरेचन	Not stated

How it is used

Emesis, purgation with ghee and oil enema.

छर्दनं घृतविरेचनमाशु॥ स्नेहबस्तिरपि

Indicated for, as the text says

Cough (kasa)(अतिवृद्द वातज कास)

Effect on the doshas, as stated

Vata: pacifies

Therapies involvedTherapeutic emesis (vamana)वमन कर्म Therapeutic purgation (virechana)विरेचन (जुलाब)Oil enema (anuvasana basti)अनुवासन बस्ति

अतिवृद्द वातज कास में वमन, घृत से विरेचन व स्नेहबस्ति के प्रयोग करें तो वातज कास शीघ्र ही उपशम होता हैSource wording as converted, Chapter 16 · p. 326 · v. 17.

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.

Therapies involved3