A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.419.4

v1.c23.419.4

gargles (kavala)⁴⁴² are of four types: snehin (oleating), prasādin (soothing), śodhin (purifying), and ropaṇa (promoting the healing of sores) (40.58); these should be used in disorders due to vāta, pitta, or kapha, and when sores are present in the oral cavity (40.59–60); the preparation of a gargle; the preparation of the patient (49.61); when the quantity of fluid can easily be moved about in the mouth it is called a kavala; when this is difficult, it is called a gaṇḍūṣa (50.62); both should be kept in the mouth until the cheeks are full of doṣas, and both nostrils and eyes begin to secrete a watery fluid; it should then be expelled and a fresh dose taken again (40.63); the fluids that may be employed (40.64); the signs of proper, deficient and excessive treatment (50.65–67); the treatment of a burning sensation in the mouth due to over-dosage (40.68); the remedy called pratisāraṇa⁴⁴³ may be prepared with a kalka (paste), rasakriyā (inspissated juice), with honey as the vehiculum, and with a cūrṇa (powdered drug) (40.69); it is used in diseases of the mouth and should be applied with the tip of a finger; the signs of deficient and excessive treatment are like those of a kavala; pratisāraṇa cures the same diseases as kavala; a particular dietary regimen should be observed during the treatment (40.70–71).