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Chap, v.] CHIKITSA STHANAM. $0$
pulse or flesh of Jdngala animals and devoid of any
acid combination.* 21.
Frequent blood-letting should be resorted to and
measures, such as, emetics, purgatives, Asthapana and
Anuvasana should be adopted in cases of the aggravated
Doshas-f (involved in the case). 22.
IVIemorable Verses :—A case of Vdta-
Rakta of recent growth, proves readily amenable to the
remedial measures described before. Long-standing, i.e.,
chronic cases (of Vata-Rakta) are never perfectly cured,
but can only be palliated. The application of poul-
tices (Upanaha), of medicinal washes or sprinkles (Pari-
sheka), hot-plasters, anointings (Abhyanga), spacious
and comfortable bed-chambers which do not admit of
too large an influx of air, shampooing, and the use
of soft and pleasant beds and soft pillows, are chiefly
recommended in a case of Vata-Rakta ; whereas physical
exercise, sexual intercourse, display of anger, the use of
heat-making, saline, acid and difficultly digestible food
and eatables producing effuse scrus or slimy matter in
the bodily channels, and sleep in the day-time (should
be deemed extremely injurious and hence) should be
studiously refrained from. 23.
The Medical Treatment of Apatanaka
:—The medical treatment of a patient suffering
from Apatanaka (hysterical convulsions), not exhibiting
fixedness of gaze and arched eye-brows, with an absence
* In the case of Vata-roga, with a pref onderance of PiUa, the patient
should take his food with milk ; in the preponderance of Vayu, with the
soup of Jangala meat ; and in the preponderance of Kapha, with Mudga-
soup, devoid of any acid combination.
t In the preponderance of Kapha, emetics should be employed ; in
the preponderance of Pitta, purgatives should be given ; and in the pre-
ponderance of Vayu, Anuvasana and Asthapana measures should be
resorted to.
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