Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c12.68

c12.68

§ 64. Diseases of Larynx:— Hoarseness (*swarabheda*) is frequently mentioned. It proceeds from excessively loud speaking or reciting, poison, wound, cold and is divided into six kinds depending on dosas, fattiness and consumption. The voice is hoarse, dull and rough as a donkey cries, or the throat is inflamed or is full of phlegm and renders speaking very difficult, or the voice is choked as by smoke and quite inaudible or quite sticking in the throat and indistinct. Lukewarm water, ghee and molasses with various additions etc. are given therefor as drink, also emetic and purgative, enemeta and nasal remedy, fumigating and linctus remedy etc. (Car 6.26; Su 6.53; AS 3.5; 4.7; AHr 3.5; 4.5; MN 133-5; Vr 13).