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====== Principles of management: ======

====== Principles of management: ======

The treatment modalities intended to pacify vata and pitta dosha are applied for management of trishna. Specifically rain water, water processed with drugs having manda (mild) and sheeta (cool) properties, various medicated ghee mentioned in the text are used to manage trishna.  

The treatment modalities intended to pacify ''vata'' and ''pitta dosha'' are applied for management of ''trishna''. Specifically rain water, water processed with drugs having ''manda'' (mild) and ''sheeta'' (cool) properties, various medicated ghee mentioned in the text are used to manage ''trishna''.  

Various preparations used in management:

===== Various preparations used in management: =====

Food and beverages:   

====== Food and beverages:  ======

• Trina panchamula medicated water:

*''Trina panchamula'' medicated water:

Trina Panchamula contains five drugs namely kusha, kasha, nala, darbha and kandekshu. It pacifies pitta and it is indicated in trishna (Su. Su. 38/77). In Bhaisajya Ratnavali, Shara is given in place of Nala. (Bhaisajya Ratnavali, Mutrakricharogadhikar 10)

''Trina Panchamula'' contains five drugs namely ''kusha, kasha, nala, darbha'' and ''kandekshu''. It pacifies ''pitta'' and it is indicated in ''trishna'' (Su. Su. 38/77). In ''Bhaisajya Ratnavali, Shara'' is given in place of ''Nala''. (''Bhaisajya Ratnavali, Mutrakricharogadhikar'' 10)

Kusha – Desmostachya bipinnata

 

Kasha – Saccharum spontaneum

''Kusha – Desmostachya bipinnata''

Shara – Saccharum munja

 

Darbha –Imperata cylindrical

''Kasha – Saccharum spontaneum''

Ikshu – Sugarcane – Saccharum officinarum

 

The above drugs should be taken along with water in ratio of 1:64 and then it should be reduced to half by boiling and later on filtered and used after cooling similar to Shadangapaniya vidhi as explained in jwara adhyaya.

''Shara – Saccharum munja''

• Laja sattu: Laja sattu is a thin gruel prepared from laja (parched rice) or roasted rice. It should be prepared with rain water and should be given to patient after mixing honey and sugar to it (Ca. Su. 27/256).

 

• Yava medicated gruel: Yava (barley) is used in yava vatya (a gruel prepared out of 1 part of coarse powder of roasted yava (barley) and 14 parts of water).

''Darbha'' –Imperata cylindrical

• Peya is thin gruel of rice along with its solid portion (sikta). To prepare peya, 14 parts of water and 1 part of broken rice are taken and boiled well till all the rice particles become soft. Peya prepared with shali and koradusha (type of cereal) pacifies thirst.

 

• Food boiled with milk and maṁsa rasa mixed with honey and sita (kind of sugar) should be given. Sita pacifies vata and pitta dosha so it is useful in patient of thirst (Bhava Prakash Nighantu 23/31).

''Ikshu'' – Sugarcane – Saccharum officinarum

• Trina panchamula, munjataka, priyala drugs should be mixed with maṁsa rasa or kshira paka prepared from these should be given after mixing honey and sugar to it. All above drugs pacify pitta hence quench the thirst.

 

The above drugs should be taken along with water in ratio of 1:64 and then it should be reduced to half by boiling and later on filtered and used after cooling similar to Shadangapaniya vidhi as explained in [[Jwara Chikitsa]].

*''Laja sattu'': ''Laja sattu'' is a thin gruel prepared from ''laja'' (parched rice) or roasted rice. It should be prepared with rain water and should be given to patient after mixing honey and sugar to it (Ca. Su. 27/256).

*''Yava'' medicated gruel: ''Yava'' (barley) is used in ''yava vatya'' (a gruel prepared out of one part of coarse powder of roasted ''yava'' (barley) and 14 parts of water).

*''Peya'' is thin gruel of rice along with its solid portion (''sikta''). To prepare ''peya'', 14 parts of water and one part of broken rice are taken and boiled well till all the rice particles become soft. ''Peya'' prepared with ''shali'' and ''koradusha'' (type of cereal) pacifies thirst.

*Food boiled with milk and ''mamsa rasa'' mixed with honey and ''sita'' (kind of sugar) should be given. ''Sita'' pacifies ''vata'' and ''pitta dosha'' so it is useful in patient of thirst (Bhava Prakash Nighantu 23/31).

*Trina panchamula, munjataka, priyala drugs should be mixed with maṁsa rasa or kshira paka prepared from these should be given after mixing honey and sugar to it. All above drugs pacify pitta hence quench the thirst.

External applications:  

External applications:  

External application of shatadhauta ghrita is pitta shamaka so it should be used.

External application of shatadhauta ghrita is pitta shamaka so it should be used.