Changes

*If the patient is suffering from ''kapha'' swelling then ''kshara'' or pungent and hot articles mixed in cow’s urine or buttermilk or ''asava'' are given [17-19]

*If the patient is suffering from ''kapha'' swelling then ''kshara'' or pungent and hot articles mixed in cow’s urine or buttermilk or ''asava'' are given [17-19]

==== ''Apathya'' (to be avoided) for swelling/edema ====

==== ''Apathya'' (unwholesome) for swelling/edema ====

ग्राम्याब्जानूपं पिशितमबलं शुष्कशाकं नवान्नं  

ग्राम्याब्जानूपं पिशितमबलं शुष्कशाकं नवान्नं  

svapnaM cArAtrau shvayathugadavAn varjayenmaithunaM ca||20||

svapnaM cArAtrau shvayathugadavAn varjayenmaithunaM ca||20||

Meat of domestic, aquatic and wet-land animals or weak animals; dry vegetables, fresh grains, molasses, fine flour products, curd, products of sesame, slimy and sour food articles, wine, roasted barley, dried meat, ''samashana'' (taking of mixture of wholesome and unwholesome food), taking of unwholesome, heavy and irritant diet articles, day sleep and sexual acts should be avoided by the patient of edema/swelling [20]

Meat of domestic, aquatic and wet-land animals or weak animals; dry vegetables, fresh grains, molasses, fine flour products, curd, products of sesame, slimy and sour food articles, wine, roasted barley, dried meat, ''samashana'' (taking of mixture of wholesome and unwholesome food), taking of unwholesome, heavy and irritant diet articles, day sleep and sexual acts should be avoided by the patient of edema/swelling [20]

 

==== ''Vyoshadi churna'' for ''kapha'' swelling/edema ====

==== ''Vyoshadi churna'' for ''kapha'' swelling/edema ====