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==== Indication and contraindications ====

==== Indication and contraindications ====

Hot ''pradeha'' is indicated in ''vāta'' and ''kapha'' ailments while cold ''pradeha'' in conditions due to ''pittaja'' and ''raktaja'' disorders 28. It is also stated that ''alepa'' is indicated in non-suppurative, inflammatory swellings (''avidagdha sopha'') whereas ''pradeha/upnah'' (poultice) is used for suppurative swellings29. ''Pradeha'' could also be applied at night in case of swellings caused by ''vata'' and ''kapha''30.

Hot ''pradeha'' is indicated in ''vāta'' and ''kapha'' ailments while cold ''pradeha'' in conditions due to ''pittaja'' and ''raktaja'' disorders <ref>Ibidem Dalhana, commentator (18), Su 18/6. </ref> It is also stated that ''alepa'' is indicated in non-suppurative, inflammatory swellings (''avidagdha sopha'') whereas ''pradeha/upnah'' (poultice) is used for suppurative swellings29. ''Pradeha'' could also be applied at night in case of swellings caused by ''vata'' and ''kapha''<ref>Ibidem Dalhana, commentator (18), Su.18/12-14. </ref>

Pastes should not be used at night. Stale paste, pastes applied on top of an existing layer, or repeating of used pastes are prohibited 31.  

Pastes should not be used at night. Stale paste, pastes applied on top of an existing layer, or repeating of used pastes are prohibited<ref>Ibidem Sushruta Samhitā (9), Su.18/12-14. </ref>

===== Some references related to external medications in [[Kushtha Chikitsa]] 32 =====

===== Some references related to external medications in [[Kushtha Chikitsa]] <ref>Ibidem Charaka Sammhitā (1), CikitsaSthāna.7. </ref> =====

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Regarding ''taila, sarshapa taila'' (mustard oil) is most commonly used in ''kushtha''.

Regarding ''taila, sarshapa taila'' (mustard oil) is most commonly used in ''kushtha''.

A specific procedure for obtaining pharmacologically active extract from ''palasha'' (Butea monosperma), an anti-parasitic, has been mentioned in the text as ''palashanirdaharasa''. It is obtained by uprooting and then cutting the tree off the main root, burning off the segment above the root and collecting the resulting juices in an earthen pot 79. [15-16]

A specific procedure for obtaining pharmacologically active extract from ''palasha'' (Butea monosperma), an anti-parasitic, has been mentioned in the text as ''palashanirdaharasa''. It is obtained by uprooting and then cutting the tree off the main root, burning off the segment above the root and collecting the resulting juices in an earthen pot <ref>Ibidem Chakrapānidatta (2), SutraSthāna 3/3-17. </ref> [15-16]

''Vesavara'' is defined as mashed boneless flesh cooked with ''jaggery'' and ''ghrita'', mixed with black pepper 81.

''Vesavara'' is defined as mashed boneless flesh cooked with ''jaggery'' and ''ghrita'', mixed with black pepper <ref>Ibidem Chakrapānidatta (2), SutraSthāna.3/19. </ref>

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