A neem decoction with a paste of rock salt, vacha and madanaphala is given for emesis in kapha fever.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- कफज्वर में वमन योग
- English
- Emetic for kapha fever (unnamed)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Nimba (neem)नीम (निम्ब) | अरिष्ट / नीम कषाय | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Vacha (sweet flag)बच (वचा) | वचा | Not stated |
| Madanaphala (emetic nut)मैनफल (मदनफल) | मदन / मेनफल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A paste of rock salt, vacha and madanaphala is put into a neem decoction.
कफजवर में नीम कषाय में सैंधानमक, वचा, मेनफल इनका कल्क डालकर वमन देना चाहिए
How it is used
Drunk to induce vomiting.
शलेष्मजवरे वमनमिष्टमरिष्टतोयै:। संपिष्टसैंधववचामदनप्रभूतै:॥
Indicated for, as the text says
- Fever (jvara)(कफजवर)
Therapies involvedTherapeutic emesis (vamana)वमन कर्म
Organs mentionedStomach and digestive systemआमाशय और पाचन तंत्र
शलेष्मजवरे वमनमिष्टमरिष्टतोयै:।Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 140 · v. 69.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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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- remedy_nimba_p212_1