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After the kapha type is recognised by pressing, the patient looks at his nose and the physician slowly pierces the natural opening in the white of the eye with a smooth copper yavavaktra probe, makes him sneeze to expel kapha, withdraws the probe once objects are seen, and then gives nasya.
Detailed answer
Verses 279 to 281 say that a linganasha which disperses on pressing is born of intense kapha. The patient is asked to look towards his own nose; the physician considers the white region and pierces the natural opening gradually with the very smooth copper probe called yavavaktra, makes the patient sneeze to bring out the kapha, and withdraws the probe slowly when objects in front become visible. The patient then lies on his back and is given nasya with pungent, dry, kapha-removing drugs. The text presents this as an operation by a physician.
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- Chapter 15
- Extraction tasks
- T15
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