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=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===

=== ''Vidhi Vimarsha'' ===

   

   

Verse 5 to 16: Various medicinal fruits, advantages and disadvantages:

==== Verse 5 to 16: Various medicinal fruits, advantages and disadvantages ====

Jimutaka (Luffa echinata):

===== ''Jimutaka'' (Luffa echinata) =====

Advantages: Therapeutic properties of jimutaka (Luffa echinata) for emetic therapy with thirty nine recipes are described in second chapter of kalpa section. It is mentioned that jimutaka (Luffa echinata) taken with appropriate adjuvants cures all the three dosha. Jimutaka (Luffa echinata,) is used in medicated enema because it eliminate kapha and pitta dosha .It is useful for the treatment of kustha ( skin diseases).  

'''Advantages''': Therapeutic properties of ''jimutaka'' (Luffa echinata) for emetic therapy with thirty nine recipes are described in second chapter of [[Kalpa Sthana]]. It is mentioned that ''jimutaka'' (Luffa echinata) taken with appropriate adjuvants cures all the three ''dosha''. ''Jimutaka'' (Luffa echinata,) is used in medicated enema because it eliminate ''kapha'' and ''pitta dosha'' .It is useful for the treatment of ''kustha'' ( skin diseases).  

Disadvantages: Due to the low potency jimutaka is less effective in disintegrating and voiding of stool.

 

Katutumbi (Lagenaria siceraria):

'''Disadvantages''': Due to the low potency jimutaka is less effective in disintegrating and voiding of stool.

Advantages: Katutumbi (Lagenaria siceraria) is used in medicated enema because it eliminates the dosha through enema. Katutumbi is useful for treatment of meha (urinary disease including diabetes). Therapeutic properties of  katutumbi (Lagenaria siceraria) are described in third chapter of kalpa section  and forty five recipes are described for emetic therapy.

 

Disadvantages: Katu tumbi (Lagenaria siceraria) is not aphrodisiac due to its hot, sharp and  non- unctuous  properties.

===== ''Katutumbi'' (Lagenaria siceraria) =====

Dhamargava (Luffa cylindrica):

 

Advantages: It is excellent for eliminating kapha and pitta dosha. Dharmagava is useful for panduroga (anaemia). Therapeutic properties of  dhamargava (Luffa cylindrica)  are described in fourth chapter of  Kalpa section and sixty recipes are described for emetic therapy.  

'''Advantages''': ''Katutumbi'' (Lagenaria siceraria) is used in medicated enema because it eliminates the ''dosha'' through enema. ''Katutumbi'' is useful for treatment of ''meha'' (urinary disease including diabetes). Therapeutic properties of  ''katutumbi'' (Lagenaria siceraria) are described in third chapter of [[Kalpa Sthana]] and forty five recipes are described for emetic therapy.

Disadvantages: It aggravates vata dosha, causes despair and reduces strength  of the body.

 

Kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica):

'''Disadvantages''': ''Katutumbi'' (Lagenaria siceraria) is not aphrodisiac due to its hot, sharp and  non- unctuous  properties.

 

===== ''Dhamargava'' (Luffa cylindrica) =====

 

'''Advantages''': It is excellent for eliminating ''kapha'' and ''pitta dosha''. ''Dhamargava'' is useful for ''panduroga'' (anemia). Therapeutic properties of  ''dhamargava'' (Luffa cylindrica)  are described in fourth chapter of  [[Kalpa Sthana]] and sixty recipes are described for emetic therapy.  

 

'''Disadvantages''': It aggravates ''vata dosha'', causes despair and reduces strength  of the body.

 

===== ''Kutaja'' (Holorrhena antidysenterica) =====

 

Advantages: It does not reduce the strength and it alleviates kapha as well as pitta dosha.  Kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica) is very viscid, it causes elimination of doshas through emesis. Therapeutic properties of kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica) are described in fifth chapter of kalpasthan  and eighteen recipes are described for emetic therapy.

Advantages: It does not reduce the strength and it alleviates kapha as well as pitta dosha.  Kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica) is very viscid, it causes elimination of doshas through emesis. Therapeutic properties of kutaja (Holorrhena antidysenterica) are described in fifth chapter of kalpasthan  and eighteen recipes are described for emetic therapy.

Disadvantages: It causes aggravation of vata dosha.

Disadvantages: It causes aggravation of vata dosha.

Enema therapy advised in animals is a part of pashu-ayurevda (veterinary medical system). It is a part to be studied separately.  

Enema therapy advised in animals is a part of pashu-ayurevda (veterinary medical system). It is a part to be studied separately.  

Reasons of frequent or permanent illnesses (verse 27-35):  

Reasons of frequent or permanent illnesses (verse 27-35):  

Certain persons like priests, king servants, courtesans and merchants are frequently sick. This is because of inability to follow proper dietary regimen, improper lifestyle habits, excessive stress due to high responsibility in the job, greediness and suppression of natural urges. These patients are seen in today’s clinical practice. Therefore, their training about the rules given in swastha chatushka (chapters 5 to 8 of Sutra sthana) with basti therapy is important to avoid frequent illnesses.

Certain persons like priests, king servants, courtesans and merchants are frequently sick. This is because of inability to follow proper dietary regimen, improper lifestyle habits, excessive stress due to high responsibility in the job, greediness and suppression of natural urges. These patients are seen in today’s clinical practice. Therefore, their training about the rules given in swastha chatushka (chapters 5 to 8 of Sutra sthana) with basti therapy is important to avoid frequent illnesses.

=== References ===

=== References ===