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Condition
Visuchika (acute gastroenteritis)
विसूचिका (हैजा) · विसूचिका
Vishuchika, glossed as cholera (haija) by the commentary, follows indigestion and shows vomiting, thirst, giddiness, colic, fainting, diarrhoea, trembling, yawning, burning, discolouration…
Procedure
Cautery at the heels for vishuchika
विषूचिका में पार्ष्णि दहन
For vishuchika arising with strong vata, the text advises burning at the heels and drinking very hot-natured drugs mixed in hot water.
Topic
Cautery and other treatment in vishuchika
विषूचिका में दहन और अन्य चिकित्सा · विषूचिका में दहन व अन्य चिकित्सा
For vishuchika driven by strong vata, burning (cautery) at the heels is advised, and very hot-natured drugs mixed in hot water are given to drink.
Formulation
Licorice and sandalwood drink in rice water for vishuchika
विषूचिका में मुलेठी-चंदन आदि का तण्डुलोदक पान
Licorice, sandalwood, vetiver, hribera, nut grass, lotus and neem leaf and root, rubbed in rice water and drunk, are said to relieve vishuchika together with thirst.
Topic
Signs of vishuchika
विषूचिका के लक्षण · विषूचिका लक्षण
Vishuchika (cholera, per the commentary) shows vomiting, thirst, giddiness, colic, udveshtana (a feeling of being wrapped in wet cloth), fainting, diarrhoea, trembling, yawning, burning,…
Topic
Treatment of vishuchika
विषूचिका की चिकित्सा · विषूचिका चिकित्सा
Licorice, sandalwood, vetiver, hribera, nut grass, lotus and neem leaves and root are rubbed in rice water and drunk to relieve vishuchika with its thirst.
Formulation
Kalyana lavana (Kalyana salt)
कल्याण लवण · कल्याणलवण
A salt made by burning powdered vata-reducing drugs with rock salt, boiling the product with six parts of water, straining it and cooking the liquid with equal parts of pungent spices until…
Topic
Kalyana salt
कल्याण लवण
About twenty drugs, among them mahanimba, kutaja, arka, snuhi, apamarga, chitraka, palasha, shigru, both nightshades, vasa, patala, bilva, both karanjas, chavya, bhallataka and vaijayanti,…