Khala cooked with pungent, hot and alkaline substances

For all nasal diseases the text lists head purgation, head saturation, medicated smoke, gargles (gandusha) and lickable preparations, together with khala cooked with pungent, hot and alkaline substances.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: खल
Hindi: कटु, उष्ण, क्षार द्रव्यों से पका खल
English: Khala cooked with pungent, hot and alkaline substances

Ingredients and preparation

Dietary preparationTaken by mouthChapter 15 · p. 268 · v. 41

Preparation as described

Khala is cooked with pungent, hot and alkaline substances; the substances are not named.

द्रव्यों से पकाया हुआ खल, इनसे नासा रोग से पीडित रोगी की चिकित्सा करें।

How it is used

The khala is taken as food; the other measures are applied to the head, nose and mouth.

शिरोविरेचन, शिरोतर्पण, धूम, गणडूष (कुÑा) लेहन, इनसे व कटु, उष्ण, ़ार

Indicated for, as the text says

Nasal disorders (nasaroga)(घ्राणमहामयार्दितम् / नासा रोग से पीडित)

Therapies involvedNasal therapy (nasya)नस्य कर्म Eye nourishing therapy (tarpana, putapaka)तर्पण (नेत्र तर्पण)Medicated smoke inhalation (dhumapana)धूमपान (औषधि धूम)Gargling and oil pulling (gandusha, kavala)गंडूष (कुल्ला)

Organs mentionedNoseनाक (नासिका)Headसिर (शिर)

कटूष्णंस़ारविपक्वसत्खलै: रूपाचरेत् घ्राणमहामयार्दितम्॥ 41॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 15 · p. 268 · v. 41.

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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