aching pain in the limbs, vertigo, physical langour, drowsiness and emaciation comes to be known as Lágharaka. This, in its turn, when marked by an excessive preponderance of the deranged Váyu and Pitta is called Alasa, otherwise known as Halimaka, by those who are conversant with its nature. 9-12.
Supervening Symptoms:— Aversion to food, thirst, vomiting, fever, headache, dulness of appetite, swelling about the neck, weakness, epileptic fits, exhaustion and a pain in the region of the heart are included their distressing concomitants, 13.
General Treatment:— Having ascertained the curable nature of an attack of Pándu-roga, the patient should be treated with clarified butter*[1]. He should then be purged and vomited with the compounds containing powdered Haritaki mixed with a copious quantity of honey and clarified butter. Clarified butter duly cooked with turmeric or the one known as Traiphala-Ghriita †[2] as well as the one known as Tailvaka-Ghrita ‡[3] may also be used for the purpose. Drugs possessed of purgative properties should also be taken in combination with clarified butter (or clarified butter duly cooked with purgative drugs should be prescribed). Half a Pala (four Tolás) of Nikumbha duly cooked in an adequate quantity (eight Palas) of the urine of a she-buffalo should be daily used. Similarly half a Kudava measure of treacle mixed (D. R. duly cooked)
- ↑ * Some say that the Sneha used should be the Kalyánaka-Ghrita (Ch. LXII). Others says that simply matured clarified butter should be used.
- ↑ † Traiphala-Ghrita may mean either the Ghrita duly cooked with Tri-phalá or the one known as Traiphala-Ghrita mentioned in.
- ↑ ‡ Similarly Tailvaka-Ghrita may mean the Ghrita of that name mentioned in Chap. V. Chikitsita-sthána or the one duly cooked with Tilvaka.
