The 4th chapter of Chikitsasthana of Sushruta Samhita is known as as Vātavyādhi Cikitsitam Adhyaya. This chapter offers with Therapy of Neurological Ailments.
अथातोवातव्याधिचिकित्सितंव्याख्यास्यामः।।१।।
यथोवाचभगवान्धन्वन्तरिः।।२।।
We are going to now expound Vātavyādhi cikitsita – remedy of illnesses brought on by (aggravated) vāta (illnesses of the nervous system); as revealed by the venerable Dhanvantari.
Āśayagata vāta cikitsă
आमाशयगतेवातेच्छर्दयित्वायथाक्रमम्।।
देय :षड्धरणोयोगःसप्तरात्रंसुखाम्बुना।।३।।
चित्रकेन्द्रयवेपाठाकटुकाऽतिविषाऽभया।।
वातव्याधिप्रशमनोयोगःषड्धरणःस्मृतः।।४।।
Chardana – In Amashayagata Vata i.e. aggravated vata lodged within the abdomen – chardana / vamana – emesis remedy must be administered.
Shaddharana Yoga – After vamana, Shaddharana Yoga i.e. Shaddharana Churna must be given combined with lukewarm water for a interval of seven days. Alternatively heat decoction of Shaddharana Churna must be administered for a similar variety of days.
The formulation known as Shaddharana Yoga or Churna is helpful for mitigating vata vyadhis.
Preparation – This formulation is ready with the beneath talked about elements –
– Chitraka
– Indrayava
– Patha
– Katuka
– Ativisha
– Abhaya
Powder of every of the above stated elements must be taken in a dose of 1 dharana every (roughly 750mg in amount) and combined collectively. That is known as Shaddharana. It must be administered combined with lukewarm water for seven days or must be administered within the type of Kashaya – decoction.
Profit – This formulation is used to fight Vata problems and is taken into account to be the perfect one within the enterprise.
पक्वाशयगतेचापिदेयंस्नेहविरेचनम्।।
बस्तयःशोधनीयाश्चप्राशाश्चलवणोत्तराः।।५।।
कार्योबस्तिगतेचापिविधिर्बस्तिविशोधनः।।
श्रोत्रादिषुप्रकुपितेकार्यश्चानिलहाक्रमः।।६।।
Under talked about must be administered for treating Pakvashayagata Vata i.e. vata lodged in and affecting Pakvashaya (colon) –
– Sneha virechana – oily purgatives,
– Shodana Vasti – purificatory enemas and
– Lavanottara prasha – meals with predominant salt style
Even in case of Vastigata Vata i.e. vata lodged in and affecting Vasti / Basti (urinary bladder), Basti Shodhana Vasti i.e. bladder cleaning purificatory enemas must be administered.
Likewise, remedies prescribed for mitigating vata must be adopted in srotradigata vata i.e. vata affecting the ear and different sense organs.
Dhätugata väta cikitsa
स्नेहाभ्यङ्गोपनाहाश्चमर्दनालेपनानिच।।
त्वङूर्मासासृकूसिराप्राप्तेकुर्यात्चासग्विमोक्षणम्।।७।।
Under talked about therapies must be adopted when Vata is situated in and impacts pores and skin, muscle tissue, blood, veins and arteries –
– Snehana – oleation,
– Abhyanga – natural oil therapeutic massage, oil bathtub,
– Upanaha – heat poultices,
– Mardana – massaging,
– Alepa – making use of medicinal pastes on the physique and
– Asrk mokshana – bloodletting
स्नेहोपनाहाग्निकर्मबन्धनोन्मर्दनानिच।।
स्नायुसन्ध्यस्थिसंप्राप्तेकुर्याद्वायावतन्द्रितः।।८।।
Under talked about therapies are helpful in treating Vata situated in and affecting the ligaments, joints and bones and must be carried out with out laxity as and when wanted –
– Snehana – oleation
– Upanaha – heat poultices,
– Agnikarma – branding with fireplace / fireplace or thermal cautery
– Bandhana – bandaging,
– Unmardana – laborious therapeutic massage or therapeutic massage with strain, squeezing, kneading or trampling the physique elements
निरुद्धेऽस्थनिवावायौपाणिमन्थेनदारिते।।
नाडीदत्त्वाऽस्थनिभिषक्चूषयेत्पवनंबली।।९।।
शुक्रप्राप्तेऽनिलेकार्यंशुक्रदोषचिकित्सितम्।।
Obstruction of vata contained in the bones must be handled within the beneath talked about means –
– The bone must be punctured with Panimantha – thick needle and
– Vata which has been obstructed in it must be sucked by a tube inserted into the hole portion of the bone by the puncture
Likewise, remedies talked about for purification of semen as defined in chapter 2 of Sarira Sthana part must be carried out to deal with Sukragata Vata – the semen affected by vata.
अवगाहकुटीकप्रस्तराभ्यङ्गबस्तिभिः।।१०।।
जयेत्सर्वाङ्गजंवातंसिरामोक्षैश्चबुद्धिमान्।।
एकाङ्गगंचमतिमाञ्छङ्गैश्चावस्थितंजयेत्।।११।।
In Sarvanga Vata i.e. vata affecting your complete physique / all elements of the physique, the smart doctor ought to administer the beneath talked about therapies –
– Avagaha – tub bathtub or immersion in medicated liquids,
– Sveda – sudation
– Kuti – chamber sudation / staying in heated room
– Karsu Sweda – mendacity on heated floor and
– Prastara Sweda – mendacity on heated corn, husk and so forth. which have been unfold on the bottom
– Abhyanga – therapeutic massage with medicated oils
– Basti / Vasti – medicated enemas and
– Siramoksa – bloodletting by venepuncture
Along with the above-mentioned therapies, an clever doctor ought to deal with Ekangavata – affection of anybody a part of the physique by aggravated vata – by utilizing Srnga – bloodletting utilizing sucking horns.
बलासपित्तरक्तैस्तुसंसृष्टमविरोधिभिः।।
सुप्तिवातेत्वसृङग्नोक्षंकुर्यात्तुबहुशोभिषक्।।१२।।
दिह्याच्चलवणागारधूमैस्तैलसमन्वितैः।।
Therapy must be given with respective therapies with out antagonizing each other in situations whereby vata is related to kapha, pitta and rakta.
A smart doctor ought to do raktamokshana – bloodletting many instances in case of Suptivata – a situation brought on by vata whereby there’s lack of tactile sensation. Later the affected half must be smeared with paste of lavana – rock salt and agara dhuma – kitchen / chimney soot combined in oil.
Ahara-food
पञ्चमूलीशृतंक्षीरंफलाम्लोरसएवच।।१३।।
सुस्निग्धोधान्ययूषोवाहितोवातविकारिणाम्।।
Under talked about are helpful as meals / dietary dietary supplements and must be served after including extra fats i.e. oil or ghee –
– Milk boiled with Pancamula
– Juice of bitter fruits
– Meat soup
– Horse gram soup and so forth.
Sālvaņa upanāha (poultice)
काकोल्यादिःसवातघ्नःसर्वाम्लद्रव्यसंयुतः।।१४।।
सानूपौदकमांसस्तुसर्वस्नेहसमन्वितः।।
सुखोष्णःस्पष्टलवण :साल्वणःपरिकीर्तितः।।१५।।
तेनोपनाहंकुर्वीतसर्वदावातरोगिणाम्।।
Under talked about are the principle elements of Salvana Upanaha –
– Herbs belonging to Kakolyadi Gana group
– All Vataghna – vata mitigating herbs,
– All Amla Dravya – all herbs and issues of bitter style,
– Anupa mamsa – meat of animals dwelling in marshy areas
– Audaka mamsa – meat of animals dwelling in water
– Sarva Sneha – every kind of fat i.e. ghee, bone marrow, muscle fats and oil
– Spashta Lavana – added with lot of salt
All of the above stated elements are cooked collectively in order to kind a gentle mass out of them and used heat to supply poultice. This is named Salvana Upanaha.
This paste shall be utilized as upanaha – heat poultice at all times to these sufferers affected by vata illnesses and sudation given.
Therapy of contracted, painful or stiffened physique half
कुञ्यमानंरुजार्तंवागात्रंस्तब्धमथापिवा।।१६।।
गाढंपट्टैर्निबध्नीयात्क्षौमकार्पासिकौर्णिकैः।।
बिडालनकुलोन्द्राणांचर्मगोण्यांमृगस्यवा।।१७।।
प्रवेशयेद्वास्वभ्यक्तंसाल्वणेनोपनाहितम्।।
Any a part of the physique which has been contracted is painful and static (stiff, inflexible) must be subjected to abhyanga – therapeutic massage or anointing with oil and utilized with Salvana Upanaha. After this, that half must be bandaged tightly with bands of linen, cotton or wool or that a part of the physique must be inserted right into a sling (sac) constituted of the pores and skin of a cat, mongoose, otter or deer.
Therapy of vata affliction in shoulders, chest, higher again and nape of the neck
स्कन्धवक्षस्त्रिकप्राप्तंवायुमन्यागतंतथा।।१८।।
वमनंहन्तिनस्यचकुशलेनप्रयोजितम्।।
शिरोगतंशिरोबस्तिर्हन्तिवाऽग्विमोक्षणम्।।१९।।
स्नेहंमात्रासहस्रंतुधारयेत्तत्रयोगतः।।
An clever doctor ought to administer vamana – emesis and nasya – nasal treatment to remedy the shoulders, chest, higher again or nape of the neck which has been affected by aggravated vata.
Shirovasti – pooling of oil on the pinnacle or Raktamokshana – bloodletting must be administered to remedy shirogata vata i.e. aggravated vata situated in and affecting the pinnacle. Whereas doing Shirovasti, oil must be retained on the pinnacle for one thousand matrakala. Matrakala is the time period required to utter a vowel.
Therapy of Sarvanga Vata and Ekanga Vata
सर्वाङ्गगतमेकाङ्गस्थितंवाऽपिसमीरणम्।।२०।।
रुणद्धिकेवलोबस्तिर्वायुवेगमिवाचलः।।
Basti / Vasti i.e. medicated enema alone is sufficient to management vata when it’s localized in both the entire physique or anybody a part of the physique, similar to the mountain which controls the bouts of wind.
Vāta sämāñya cikitsa – common remedies for vata
स्नेहस्वेदस्तथाऽभ्यङ्गोबस्तिःस्नेहविरेचनम्।।२१।।
शिरोबस्तिःशिरःस्नेहोधूमःस्नैहिकएवच।।
सुखोष्णःस्नेहगण्डूषोनस्यंस्नैहिकमेवच।।२२।।
रसाःक्षीराणिमांसानिस्नेहा :स्नेहान्वितंचयत्।।
भोजनानिफलाम्लानिस्निग्धानिलवणानिच।।२३।।
सुखोष्णाश्चपरीषेकास्तथासंवाहनानिच।।
कुङ्कुमागुरुपत्राणिकुष्ठैलातगराणिच।।२४।।
कौशेयौर्णिकरौमाणिकार्पासानिगुरूणिच।।
निवातातपयुक्तानितथागर्भगृहाणिच।।२५।।
मृद्वीशय्याऽग्निसंतापोब्रह्मचर्यंतथैवच।।
समासेनैवमादीनियोज्यान्यनिलरोगिषु।।२६।।
Under talked about are included within the common line of remedy of aggravated Vata –
Therapies – beneath talked about therapies must be carried out heat –
– Sneha – oleation or lubricating therapies
– Sweda – sudation
– Abhyanga – natural oil therapeutic massage, oil bathtub
– Basti / Vasti – medicated enema
– Sneha virechana – oily/ unctuous purgatives
– Sirovasti / Shirobasti – oil pooling over the pinnacle
– Shiro Sneha – oiling the pinnacle,
– Snaihika dhuma – lubricating smoke inhalation,
– Sneha gandusha – unctuous mouth gargles
– Snaihika nasya – unctuous oily drops instilled within the nostril
Meals together with –
– meat soup,
– milk,
– meat added with oil or ghee,
– juice of bitter fruits
– fatty meals
– salty meals
Different inclusions within the remedy –
– pouring comfortably heat liquids on the physique,
– protecting the physique with thick fabric product of leaves of vegetation together with kumkuma, aguru, kustha, ela and tagara,
– garments – product of silk, wool or thick cotton garments shall be used,
– staying contained in the deep inside or underground chambers devoid of breeze and with little little bit of daylight / solar warmth,
– sleeping on gentle beds,
– publicity to the warmth of the solar, and
– sustaining celibacy (avoiding copulation)
All of the above stated remedies and measures in short shall be adhered to in treating all of the illnesses brought on by vata.
Tilvaka ghrta
त्रिवृद्दन्तीसुवर्णक्षीरीसप्तलाशङ्खिनीत्रिफलाविडङ्गानापक्षसमाःभागाः,कल्कस्तिल्वकमूलकम्पिल्लकयोः,त्रिफलारसदधिपात्रेद्वेद्वे,घृतपात्रमेकं,तदैकयसंयुज्यविपचेत्;तिल्वकसर्पिरेतत्स्नेहविरेचनमुपदिशन्तिवातरोगिषु।तिल्वकविधिरेवाशोकरण्यकयोर्द्रष्टव्यः।।२७।।
One aksa / karsa (10-12 grams roughly) every of –
– Trivrt
– Danti
– Suvarnaksiri
– Saptala
– Sankhini
– Triphala and
– Vidanga
One bilva (40 grams) every of –
– Tilvaka
– Mulaka and
– Kampillaka
2 adhaka (adhaka = 5.12 kg) every of –
– Triphala Rasa – decoction of Triphala and
– Dadhi – curds
One patra (2.56 kg) – ghrta – ghee
All of the above-mentioned elements must be cooked collectively and medicated ghee ready. This ghee is named Tilvaka Sarpi / Ghrta. It’s used as an unctuous purgative in every kind of Vata problems. Equally, medicated ghee ready with Asoka and Ramyaka additionally shall be used for a similar goal.
Anu taila
तिलपरिपीडनोपकरणकाष्ठान्याहृत्यानल्पकालंतैलपरिपीतान्यनिखण्डश :कल्पयित्वाऽवक्षुद्यमहतिकटाहेपानीयेनाभिप्लाव्यक्वाथयेत्,ततःस्नेहमम्बुपृष्ठाद्यदुदेतितत्सरकपाण्योरन्यतरेणादायवातघ्नौषधप्रतीवापंस्नेहपाककल्पेनविपचेत्,एतदणुतैलमुपदिशन्तिवातरोगिषु;अणुभ्यस्तैलद्रव्येभ्योनिष्पाद्यतइत्यणुतैलम्।।२८।।
A picket pestle of an oil mill i.e. sesame is obtained. This could have been in utilization for a very long time. Now this pestle must be reduce into small items, virtually to powder-like minuteness. This piece / powder is put into an enormous iron cauldron. The cauldron is now stuffed with water and is boiled. The layer of oil that rises to the floor of the water after it has been boiled for a while is separated with a sieve and brought out. Vata mitigating herbs are added to the oil and medicated oil is ready. This is named Anu Taila. It’s helpful for utilization in all of the Vata Rogas. It’s known as Anu Taila as a result of it’s ready from minute items (anu = minute) of the oily materials.
Sahasrapāka taila
अथमहापञ्चमूलकाष्ठैर्बहुभिरवदह्यावनिप्रदेशमसितमुषितमेकरात्रमुपशान्तेऽग्नावपोहभस्मनिवृत्तांभूमिविदारिगन्धादिसिद्धेनतैलघटशतेनतुल्यपयसाऽभिषिच्यैकरात्रमवस्थाप्यततोयावतीमृत्तिकास्निग्धास्यात्तामादायोष्णोदकेनमहतिकाटहेऽभ्यासिञ्चेत्,तत्रयत्तैलमुत्तिष्ठेत्तत्पाणिभ्यांपर्यादायस्वनुगुप्तंनिदध्यात्;ततस्तैलंवातहरौषधक्वाथमांसरसक्षीराम्लभागसहस्त्रेणसहस्रपाकंविपचेद्यावताकालेनशक्नुयात्पक्तुं,प्रतिवापश्चात्रहैमवतादक्षिणापथगाश्चगन्धावातघ्नानिच,तस्मिन्सिध्यतिशङ्खानाध्यापयेहन्दुभीनाघातयेच्छत्रंधारयेद्वालव्यजनैश्चवीजयेबाह्मणसहस्रंभोजयेत्,तत्साधुसिद्धमवतार्यसौवर्णेराजतेमृन्मयेवापात्रेस्वनुगुप्तंनिदध्यात्,तदेतत्सहस्रपाकमप्रतिवारवीर्यंराजाहतैलम्;एवंभागशतविपक्वंशतपाकम्।।२९।।
A plot of floor with black soil is chosen. On this floor, the items of wooden of Mahat (Brihat) Panchamula are positioned and the wooden is ready on fireplace.
100 ghata (drona – 10.24 kg) of sesame oil must be taken. Subsequent day, the plot of black soil on which the woods of Pancamula have been burnt is drenched with this sesame oil and allowed for someday. Earlier than this, the sesame oil ought to have been boiled and ready with herbs belonging to Vidarigandhadi Gana group of herbs and equal amount of milk.
As soon as the soil turns into very unctuous because of the oil poured on it, it must be taken out and put into an enormous pot. This pot is now stuffed with scorching water.
After a while, the oil begins to drift on water. The floating oil is collected by the fingers individually and stored. Subsequent, it’s added with decoction of vata mitigating herbs, meat soup and milk and amla kanjika, every 4 instances the amount of oil. Now the oil is cooked.
Pastes of aromatic herbs collected from Himalayan areas and likewise from Daksinapatha – south India are added and medicated oil is cooked. Vata mitigating herbs are additionally added whereas cooking. The oil is cooked for one thousand instances in as many days as required.
When the oil is cooked effectively, it must be paraded with respect. Parading of oil must be carried out by blowing conches, beating kettle drums and holding an umbrella. It must be fanned with fly whisks. 100 Brahmanas must be fed with meals. The ready oil is later saved in golden, silver or mud vessels and safely preserved. That is known as Sahasrapaka Taila – oil cooked for a thousand instances. It’s a very efficacious medication and is effectively suited to kings. This oil, when cooked for 100 instances, is understood by the title Satapaka Taila.
Patra lavana
गन्धर्वहस्तमुष्ककनक्तमालाटरूषकपूतीकारग्वधचित्रकादीनांलवणेनसहोदूखलेऽवक्षुधस्नेहघटेप्रक्षिप्यावलिप्यगोशनिहियेत्,एतत्पत्रलवणमुपदिशन्तिपत्राण्यााणिवातरोगेषु।।३0 ।।
Moist leaves of the beneath talked about herbs shall be collected –
– Gandharvahasta
– Muskaka,
– Naktamala,
– Atarusa,
– Putika,
– Aragvadha,
– Citraka and so forth
These herbs are reduce into items. Equal amount of saindhava – rock salt is added to it and pounded effectively within the mortar. This paste is now put right into a pot whose inside has been smeared with fats (oil). It’s now cooked with the hearth of cow-dung heaps. This is named Patra Lavana. That is very helpful in all of the Vatarogas. it shall be used both together with meals or as poultice.
Sneha lavana – kändalavana
एवंस्तुहीकाण्डवार्ताकुशिलवणानिसंक्षुधघटेपूरयित्वासर्पिस्तैलवसामज्जभिःप्रक्षिप्यावलिप्यगॊशाकृद्रिर्दाहयेत्ःएतत्स्नेहलवणमुपदिशान्तिवातरोगेषु।।(हतिकाण्डलवणम्)।।३१।।
Under talked about are collected –
– Snuhikanda
– Vartaka
– Sigru and
– Lavana
They’re all pounded and put in a pot. To this, ghee, oil, muscle fats and marrow are added. These elements are cooked with the hearth of cow dung heaps. This Sneha Lavana (Kanda Lavana) is indicated in all Vata Rogas.
Kalyanaka lavana
गण्डीरपलाशकुटजबिल्वार्कस्नुह्यपामार्गपाटलापारिभद्रकनादेयीकृष्णगन्धानीप-नियनिर्दहन्याटरूषकनक्तमालकपूतिकबृहतीकण्टकारिकाभल्लातकेङ्गुदीवैजयन्ती-कदलीबाष्पद्वयेश्चरकेन्द्रयारुणीश्वेतमोक्षकाशोकाइत्येवंवर्गसमूलपत्रशाखमामाहृत्यलवणेनसहसंसृज्यपूर्ववन्ध्याक्षारकल्पेनपरित्राव्यविपचेत्,प्रतिवापश्चात्रहिङ्ग्वादिभिःपिप्पल्यादिभिर्वा।इत्येतत्कल्याणकलवणंवातरोगगुल्मप्लीहाग्निषङ्गाजीर्णार्थोऽरोचकार्तानांकासादिभिःकृमिभिरुपद्वतानाचोपदिशन्तिपानभोजनेष्वपीति।।३२।।
भवतिचात्र –
विष्यन्दनादुष्णभावाहोषाणांचविपाचनात्।।
संस्कारपाचनाच्चेदंवातरोगेषुशस्यते।।३३।।
Moist roots, leaves and branches (twigs) of the beneath talked about herbs are collected –
– Gandira,
– Palasa,
– Kutaja,
– Bilva,
– Arka,
– Snuhi,
– Apamarga,
– Patala,
– Paribhadraka,
– Nadeyi (jalajambu),
– Krshnagandha,
– Nipa,
– Nimba,
– Nidrahani (morata),
– Atarusaka,
– Naktamalaka,
– Putika,
– Brhati,
– Kantakarika,
– Bhallataka,
– Ingudi,
– Vaijayanti,
– Kadali,
– Baspadvaya (2 sorts of Baspika),
– Iksuraka,
– Indravaruni,
– Sveta moksaka and
– Asoka
They’re combined with Saindhava lavana – rock salt, equal in amount and cooked in an identical means as earlier than.
The ash of the identical is collected. It’s combined with water after which filtered. To this, powder of herbs of Hingvadi Gana or Pippalyadi Gana group of herbs can also be added. All these are cooked collectively within the methodology of getting ready ksara – alkalis. This is named Kalyanaka Lavana.
Indications – Kalyanaka Lavana is used within the beneath talked about situations –
– In remedy of every kind of Vataroga – together with meals and drinks,
– Stomach tumours
– Ailments of spleen,
– Dyspepsia,
– Indigestion,
– Piles,
– Anorexia,
– Cough,
– Intestinal worms
It’s helpful in all of the Vatarogas because it produces moisture contained in the physique, is of scorching efficiency, causes ripening of doshas and is cooked with different herbs.
इतिश्रीसुश्रुतसंहितायांचिकित्सास्थानेवातव्याधिचिकित्सितंनामचतुर्थोऽध्यायः।।४।।
Thus ends the fourth chapter by title Vātaroga Cikitsita in Cikitsā Sthāna of Suśruta Samhita.
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