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Chap. X,J SARIRA STHANAM. 233
lYIetrical Texts :—An offspring of a girl below
the age of sixteen by a man below twenty-five is
usually found to die in the womb. Such a child, in the
event of its being born alive, dies a premature death
or else becomes weak in organs (Indriyas). Hence agirl
of extremely tender age should not be fecundated at all.
An extremely old woman, or one suffering from a
chronic affection (of the generative organ), or afflicted
with any other disease, should not be likewise impreg-
nated. A man with similar disabilities should be held
likewise unfit. 40-44.
A foetus, on the point of being miscarried on account
of the above-mentioned causes, produces pain in the
uterus, bladder, waist (Kati), and the inguinal regions
(Vamkshana) and bleeding. In such a case, the patient
should be treated with cold baths, sprays of cold water
and medicated plaster (Pradeha) &c., at the time, and
milk * boiled with drugs constituting the Jivaniya
group, should be given to her for drink. In case of
unusual movements of the foetus in the womb, the
enciente should be given a drink of milk boiled with the
drugs of Utpalddi Gana^ for soothing and making it
steady in its place. 45.
A foetus being displaced from its normal position
produces the following symptoms, viz , pain or spasms
in the back and the sides (Pars'va), burning sensation,
excessive discharge of blood and retention of urine and
foeces A fcetus changing place or shifting from one
place to another, swells up the abdomen 'Koshtha).
Cooling and soothing measures should be adopted in
such cases. 46.
* Jivaniya drugs two Tolas, milk iixteen Tolas and water sixty-four
Tolas, to be boiled and reduced to sixteen Tolas, ie.^ to weight of the
tnilk.
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