Indian Medicine (Medicin), translated by C. G. Kashikar c9.31

c9.31

By *dhūma* or *dhūmapāna*, fumigations in the nose or mouth are to be understood. According to Caraka the medicines to be used are powdered and kneaded into a ball which is fixed to the end of a reed-stalk. When the ball is dry, the stalk is pulled out, the tube thus formed is put in a pipe of metal, wood or ivory; it is then kindled and the other end of the reed is put into the nose or mouth. According to Suśruta, there are five kinds of dhūma. AHr prescribes dhūma for headache and throatache and such other diseases; according to Car, Su, AS, it is prescribed also for sleeping sickness, exhaustion, green sickness, poisoning, bleeding, mania etc. (Car 1.5.24 f.; Su 4.40; AS 1.30; AHr 1.21; Vr 77). Local application of smoke through pipe in ulcers, skin diseases etc. is called *dhūpana*.