Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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Diseases of the wind should be treated with the aid of medicines that are sweet, or sour, or saltish, or those that are cool and warm. Settling also the measure and the time, the other expedients to be employed are the administration of Sweda, of Oils, of enemata, of oily enemata, of cerebral purgatives, of diet; rubbing medicated oils, application of unguents, baths including pouring and sprink¬ ling (medicated) waters, and such other expedients as are destruc¬ tive of the wind.
Amongst these, the use of enemata of both kinds, {viz., dry and oily), is regarded by physicians as the foremost of all expedi¬ ents in treating of diseases of the wind.28
Enemata of both kinds, at the very outset, entering that part of the abdomen where digestion goes on, tears up the root of that wind which generates disorders.
The wind being subjugated there, the diverse diseases gener¬ ated in diverse parts of the body by disorders of the wind, become allayed even as when the root of a large tree is cut off, the trunk and branches and twigs and flowers and fruits and leaves neces¬ sarily meet with destruction.24
After this the forty kinds of diseases due to disorders of the Bile are being explained. They are i. Osha, 2. Plosha, 3. Daha, 4. Davathu, 5. Dhumaka, 6. Amlaka, 7. Vidaha, 8. Antardaha, 9. Ang5adaha, 10. Ushmadhikya, n. \tisweda, 13. Angagandha,
1. Osha is that disease in which the patient experiences the sensation of a fire being always placed very near to his body.
2. Plosha is that disease in which the patient has the sensation of his body being slightly scorched by fire.
3. Daha is a sensation of burning experienced in every part of the body,
4. Davathu is a sensation of every part of the body having been subject to a painful inflammation,
5. Dhumaka is the emitting of smoke or vapours from the mouth.
6. Amlaka implies constant eructatations of an acid character, or actual acidity in the stomach, y. Vidaha implies imperfect digestion of what has been eaten.
8, Antardaha implies a burning sensation within the body, generally|within the thorax,
9. Angcadaha is a burning sensation experienced in the shoulders.
10. Ushmadhikya fs excess of internal heat in the body.
11. Atisweda is excess of perspiration. The patient may be seen to be always perspi, ring more or less copiously.
12. Angagandha implies a foetid smell ip every part of the body,
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*3. Angavadarana, 14. Conitakleda, 15. Mangsakleda, 16. Twagdahaj 17. Mangsadaha, 18. Tangmangsadarana, 19. Oharmadaranaj 20. Raktakotha, 2i. RaktaVisphota, 22. Raktapitta, 23. RaktamandaIani, 24. Haritatwam, 25. Haridratwam, 26. Nilika, 27. KakshS) 28. Kamala, 29. Tiktasyata, 30. Putimukhala, 31. Trishadhikya, 32. Atripti 33. Asyapaka, 34. Galapaka, 35. Akshipaka, 36. Gudapaka 37. Medhrapaka, 38. Jivadana, 39. Tamaprave9a, and
13. Angavadarana implies sores caused by the bursting of the body;
14. Conitakleda implies the existehce of impurities in the blood.
15. Mangsakleda is the generation of impurities in the flesh.
16. Twagdaha implies a burning sensation on the outer surface or skin of the body.
17. Mangsadaha is a sensation of burning that is felt to be deeper, i. e., in the flesh.
18. Tangmangsadarana implies a bursting of both the skin and the flesh.
19. Charmadarana is a bursting of the seven lairs of the skin. The difference between the bursting of the Twak and that of the Charma seems to be that in the former the bursting takes places vertically, while in the latter it takes place laterally or horizontally.
20. Raktakotha implies an eruption on the body that resembles the swelling caused by the sting of a hornet.
21. RaktaVisphota is a malignant pustule presenting a red complexion.
22. Raktapitta implies Hemorrhages caused by excitement of the bile.
23. Raktamandalani imply circular eruptions or swellings on the body, of a red colour.
24. Haritatwam is that disease in which the colour of the whole body becomes greenish.
25. Haridratwam is that disease in which the colour of the whole body becomes yellowish.
26. Nilika implies black spots on the face and is reckoned among minor diseases.
27. Kaksha is a painful abscess in the axilla.
28. Kamala is aggravated Jaundice.
29. Tiktasyata is a constant bitter taste in the mouth.
30. Putimukhata is a foetid smell in the mouth.
31. Trishadhikya is an excess of thirst, and not the insatiable desire for cool water, as the Commentator points out, for that is a disease which is ‘ Samanyajah’ and is not specially due to the excitement of the bile.
32. Atripti is insatiable hunger so that the patient devours large quantities of food and still experiences the sensation of hunger.
33. Asyapaka is inflammation of the mouth.
34. Galapaka is abscess in the throat.
35. Akshipaka is suppuration of the globe of the eye.
36. Gudapaka is abscess in the anus, or inflammation of the anus ending in suppuration.
37. Medhrapaka is inflammation of the whole penis ending in suppuration.
38. Jivadana implies bloody motions, so called because of the life-blood being regarded as escaping from out of the body ; caused by injudicious administra¬ tion of purgatives.
39. Tamaprave9a is mental indistinctness or aberration.
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