History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c22.s4: Ancillary Therapeutic Techniques
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c22.s4
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Ancillary Therapeutic Techniques
Dhūmapāna (fumigation in the nose or mouth)
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According to *Caraka* the medicines to be used are powdered and kneaded into a ball which is fixed to the end of a seed-stalk.
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When the ball is dry, the stalk is pulled out, the tube thus formed is put in pipe of metal, wood or ivoy, it is then kindled and the other end of the seed is put into the nose or mouth. According to *Suśruta*, there are five kinds of *Dhuma* (SS. Ci. 40; Aṣṭ Hṛ. Sū. 21.10).
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*Kavalagraha* and *Gandūṣadhāraṇa*: (Mouth rinsing and gargling): The techniques are prescribed particularly for the diseases of mouth and teeth. The fluid is to be retained in the mouth until tears come out of the eyes and drops begin to fall down from the nose, then a new portion of the fluid is to be taken (SS. Ci. 40).
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*Āścyotana*: Instilling of drop for the aliments of eye is prescribed.
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*Pradeha*: softening popultices.
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*Varti* or *Phalavarti*: Suppositories for use in narrow orifices of the body (*Kāś. S. Si. 6; CS. Si. 9.65-66*) etc.
Linked texts (4)
- Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
- Kāśyapasaṃhitā (Vṛddhajīvakīyatantra) — Mārīca Kaśyapa & Vātsya, Sanskrit