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Chap, v.] CHIKITSA STHA'NAM. 313
tympanites, aching pain at the sides, in the abdomen
and in the bladder, in cases of an aversion to food,
retention of stool, strangunary, enlarged spleen, piles,,
Tuni and Prati-tuni. 39.
IVIemorable Verses :—From the symptom;^
or leading indications, exhibited in each case and from a
close examination thereof, it should be inferred whether
the Vayu alone has been deranged or whether it has
combined with any other Dosha, or has affected any
other fundamental principle (Dhdtu) of the organism as
well ; and the medical treatment should follow a
course, so as not to prove hostile to the Doshas or the
Dha'tus (organic principles) implicated in the case, in
its attempt to subdue the aggravated Vayu. In a
case of cold, compact and painful swelling (appearing
in any part of the body) owing to the combination of
the deranged Vayu with fat, the treatment should be
identical with that of a swelling in general. 40-41.
Uru-Stambha :—The deranged Vayu, sur-
charged with the local fat and Kapha gives rise to a
swelling in the region of the thigh which is known
as Ura-stambha ; others designate it as Adhya-Vata.
This disease is marked by lassitude and an aching pain
in the limbs, by the presence of fever, horripilation and
somnolence and by a sensation of coldness, numbness,
heaviness, and unsteadiness in the thighs, which seem
foreign to the body. 42.
Its Treatment :— The patient should be made
to drink a potion consisting of the pulverised compound
known as the Shad-dharana-yoga ; or of the drugs con-
stituting the Pippallyadi group, dissolved in (an adequate
quantity of) hot water without using any oleaginous
substance ; or a lambative, composed of pulverised
Triphald and Katuka mixed with honey, should be
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