The Compendium of Caraka 6.19.43
English (machine translation) 6.19.43
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6.19.43
Ghee boiled with cāṅgerī, jujube, sour curd, dry ginger, and alkali / should be drunk to dispel prolapse of the rectum and pain.
— Thus Cāṅgerīghṛta. —
Sour ghee prepared appropriately with cavya, pippalī-root, / three pungents, biḍa salt, pomegranate, dhānya, cumin, and citraka should be drunk.
— Thus Cavyādighṛta for rectal prolapse. —
Or an unctuous enema prepared with the ten roots and bilva, / or with śaṭī, śatāhvā, and bilva, or with vacā, or with citraka.
— Thus unctuous enemas for rectal prolapse. —
When the rectum is stiffened and prolapsed, one should first apply oleation and sudation; / when well sweated and softened, one should reduce it with a cotton pad.
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- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit