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Condition
Mouth disorders (mukharoga)
मुखरोग (मुंह के रोग) · मुखरोग
Mouth diseases arise from the doshas in seven sites: the two lips, teeth, tongue, gums, throat and palate.
Condition
Adhijihva (tongue disorder)
अधिजिह्वा
Named among the mouth disorders treated with external caustic alkali.
Condition
Bleeding disorder (raktapitta)
रक्तपित्त
Raktapitta is described as blood, corrupted in the liver and spleen by vata and pitta after vata, injury or heat, flowing upward, downward or both ways. Its prodromes, incurable and fatal…
Condition
Poisoning (visha)
विष (ज़हर) · विषरोग
The opening of chapter 19 treats poisoning as a danger to kings: who poisons, how a poisoner and poisoned food are recognised, and the signs of poison in food, drinks and personal articles.
Condition
Upajihva (tongue disorder)
उपजिह्वा
Named among the mouth disorders treated with external caustic alkali.
Principle
Vata dosha
वात दोष · वात
Continuing the account of digestion, the introduction says the food is moved onward by a propulsive action, and samāna vāyu is needed for this and to keep the food moist; its actions of…
Procedure
External caustic alkali (pratisaraniya kshara)
प्रतिसारणीय क्षार (बाहर लगाने वाला क्षार) · प्रतिसारणीय क्षार
The external kind of kshara, applied to or dripped on outer parts of the body, is to be used in skin diseases, tumours, sinus tracts, nyaccha, fistula-in-ano, external worms and poisons,…
Topic
Liquid, dry, once-daily and twice-daily food
द्रव, शुष्क, एककाल और द्विकाल भोजन · द्रव, शुष्क, एककाल, द्विकाल भोजन
Liquid food suits severe thirst, a dry mouth and body and weakness; dry food suits prameha, mahodara, eye and abdominal disorders, injury and belching; one light meal a day is for weak fire…
Procedure
Oleating nasya (marsha)
स्नेहन नस्य
Oleating nasya is said to strengthen the throat, blood, head, shoulders and chest and to sharpen the sight; it is used in head disorders from vata, loose teeth, falling of hair and beard,…
Topic
Poison on riding animals and in nasal medicine and smoke
सवारी, नस्य और धूम में विष के लक्षण · वाहन-नस्य-धूपगत विष लक्षण
Poison put on the back of an elephant, horse or camel makes the animal discharge kapha from the mouth (its eyes turn red) and lose dhātu, while the rider gets eruptions and swelling on the…
Procedure
Purifying treatment of disorders of semen and menstrual blood
शुक्र व आर्तव विकार की शोधन चिकित्सा
In the five great disorders of semen, oleation, emesis, purgation, niruha and anuvasana are applied and then the uttarabasti. In disorders of menstrual blood the procedures from oleation up…
Topic
Sites of mouth diseases
मुखरोगों के स्थान
The mouth has seven seats of disease, counted as the two lips, the teeth, tongue, roots of the teeth (gums), throat and palate; dosha-born disorders arise in all of them.
Topic
Treatment of greatly increased vata
अति बढ़े हुए वात की चिकित्सा · अतिवृद्ध वात चिकित्सा
For greatly increased vata disorders the full range of procedures told earlier is to be used as needed: oleation, emesis, pastes, purgation, oil massage, fumigation, mouth-holding (kavala),…
Principle
Twelve kinds of diet
भोजन के बारह भेद · द्वादश भोजन
The twelve kinds of diet are listed as cold, hot, unctuous, dry, liquid, solid, once a day, twice a day, medicated, reduced in quantity, dosha-pacifying and strengthening (vrishya) food.
Topic
Udavarta from holding back sneezing
छींक रोकने से उदावर्त · क्षुतनिरोधज उदावर्त
Holding back a sneeze produces diseases of the nose, mouth, eyes and head. In all seven kinds of udavarta the physician applies the treatment of vata disorders.
Procedure
Warm bath and light liquid food after cooling treatment
शीतोपचार के बाद उष्ण जल स्नान और लघु द्रव अन्न
A patient overcome by mada and burning whose body has been continually troubled by cold water drops is bathed with warm water and, once his digestive fire is seen to be kindled, fed light,…