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CHAPTER IV.
Now we shaH discourse on the medical treatment of
nervous disorders (Vata-vyadhl). r.
IVIetrical Texts ; —The patient having been
made to vomit in the event of the deranged Vayu being
incarcerated (lodged) in the Amas'aya (stomach), a
pulverised compound known as the Shad-Dharana-yoga
(a compound of six Dharanas or twenty-four MashA
weight) with tepid water should be administered to him
for seven days. A compound made up of Chitraka,
Indra-yava^ Pdthd, Katiika, Ativishd, Abhavd (taken
in equal parts) together is known as the Shad-
Dharana-yoga* and contains the properties of sub-
duing an attack of Vdta-vyadhi. 2-3.
In the event of the aggravated Va} u being incar-
cerated in the Pakvas'aya intestines), purgatives of fatty
matters (Sneha-Virechana, i.e ,Tilvaka-Sarpih,ctc.), and
Sodhana- Vasti of purifying drugs (with decoctions and
Kalka of fatty matters) and diet (Pras'a) abounding in
salt*}* or saline articles should be prescribed. In the case
of the aggravated Vayu being incarcerated in the Vasti
(urinary bladder), diuretic (lit. bladder-cleansing)
measures and remedial agents should be resorted to.
Anointing with medicated oils, Ghritas, etc., application
of poultices (Upanaha) compounded of Vayu-subduing
drugs, massage, and plasters (Alepa) of similar pro-
perties are the remedies in cases where the aggravated
Vayu is lodged in the internal ducts or channels such
* One Dharana is equal to four Mashas.
t Sneha-Lavana and Kanda-Lavana, elc.
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