| If the fetal development has stalled or is slowed (for various reasons), then the pregnant woman should be advised to take ''shali'' rice (cooked Oriza sativa Linn.) which is soft, sweet and cool, with meat juices (seasoned with ghee), of one or more of the following animals- the hawk, fish, ''gayal'', peacock, rooster, or partridge - or with gruel of ''masha'' (Phaseolusradiates Linn - black gram) or with the soup of radish, with plenty of ghee. She also should be massaged with lukewarm oil (''tila taila''-gingilly oil) over her abdomen, pelvic region, groin, thigh, waist, sides and back. [28] | | If the fetal development has stalled or is slowed (for various reasons), then the pregnant woman should be advised to take ''shali'' rice (cooked Oriza sativa Linn.) which is soft, sweet and cool, with meat juices (seasoned with ghee), of one or more of the following animals- the hawk, fish, ''gayal'', peacock, rooster, or partridge - or with gruel of ''masha'' (Phaseolusradiates Linn - black gram) or with the soup of radish, with plenty of ghee. She also should be massaged with lukewarm oil (''tila taila''-gingilly oil) over her abdomen, pelvic region, groin, thigh, waist, sides and back. [28] |
| In the evening, she should be treated with unctuous enema of oil prepared with sweet drugs. The enema should be administered to her in a bent-down position (fetal, knee-to-the-chest position). [29] | | In the evening, she should be treated with unctuous enema of oil prepared with sweet drugs. The enema should be administered to her in a bent-down position (fetal, knee-to-the-chest position). [29] |