For a patient properly oleated, sweated and given emesis who is to be purged next day, the physician gives on the previous day (in the morning, per the commentary) a small meal that is unctuous, light and warm, followed by an after-drink of hot water prepared with sour drugs that loosens the wastes (maladravaka).
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- विरेचन से पहले दिन का भोजन-पान
- English
- Diet on the day before purgation
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Warm water (ushnodaka)गरम पानी (उष्णोदक) | उष्णोदक / गरम पानी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The hot water is prepared with sour drugs.
आम्ल अैषधियों से सिद्द मलद्रावक गरम पानी
How it is used
A small unctuous, light, warm meal, then the sour hot water as after-drink.
पहले दिन प्रात:काल रोगी को स्निग्ध, लघु, उष्ण व अल्पभोजन द्रव्य के द्वारा भोजन कराना चाहिए एवं पीछे आम्ल अैषधियों से सिद्द मलद्रावक गरम पानी को पिलाना चाहिए
सिद्दोष्णोदकपानमप्यनुगतं दद्यान्मलद्रावकम्॥ 43॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 505 · v. 43.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
Why should purgation be given only after emesis?
Because purgation is especially beneficial for one already given emesis; if purgation is given without emesis, kapha goes down, spreads through the abdomen and covers the digestive fire, and many diseases soon follow.
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- Procedure
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