Teachings of the Bhagavad Gita

Teachings of the Bhagavad Gita  

“Life in the world alone leads to one result, meditation alone leads to another. So have we heard from the wise.”

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Treatment of Snake Bite Poison (Sarpavisa Pratisedha) in Ashtang Hridyam

Treatment of Snake Bite Poison (Sarpavisa Pratisedha) We will now expound the chapter– Sarpavisa Pratisedha (treatment of snake poisoning); thus said Atreya and other great sages. Snakes living on earth are, in brief, of three kinds viz. Darvikara (those having a hood) ; Mandalina (those having patches on their body) and Rajimanta (those having lines on their body); considered species-wise they are of many kinds, which are not described in detail here since it is not useful (for ayurveda). 1-2a.  Dry (non-unctuous, viscid) and pungent, sour and hot, sweet and cold are the qualities respectively, of poison especially of darvikara, etc. these cause aggravation of vata etc. 2b-3a. respectively.  Notes: The poison of hooded snake is dry, pungent and aggravates vata; that of the snake with patches is sour, hot in potency and aggravates pitta; that of the snake with stripes is sweet, cold in potency and aggravates kapha; these qualities have been inferred by the symptoms, appearing ...
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Causes of Diseases of Genital Organs in Ashtanga Hridyam

 Causes of Diseases of Genital Organs (Penis)  Indulging in copulation suddenly (for the second time) immediately after retiring from the first, copulating with women having their menstrual tract (vaging) vitiated by the dosas, congested, contaminated and greatly narrowed, copulating with the other vagina (of animals); with the woman who is unwilling, who is forbidden, who has just delevered; touching (washing the penis in) dirty water, not washing it at all after copulation, applying strong acting pastes (of drugs etc.) on the penis desiring its increase in size ; (penis) getting injured (bruised) from assault by the fist, teeth, nails and application of paste of poisonous insects, suppression of the urges, long contect with very rough materials, hit or blow (by accident)-by these causes the dosas become aggravated, get localised in the genital organ (penis) and produce 23 diseases such as upadamsa etc. 1-4.  Upadamsa Upadamsa is of five kinds; one from each dosa seperat...
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Treatment of diseases of the vagina (Yoni) in Ashtanga Hridyam

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 YONI VYAPAT CHIKITSA (Treatment of diseases of the Vagina)  "Yoni Vyapat Chikitsa" translates to "treatment of female genital diseases" in the context of Ayurveda. It encompasses a variety of Ayurvedic therapies for various gynecological issues, including those related to the vagina and uterus.  Treatment of vataja yoni vyapat In diseases of the vagina of vata origin-oletion, sudation, enema and such other therapies, which mitigate vata are highly valuable, especially in those which are caused by vata. 22. Without the aggravation of vata, the vagina does not get disordered in women; hence that should be won over (mitigated) first and the others treated next. 23. The woman should given either bala taila (chapter 21), misraka sneha (chapter 14), sukumara ghrita (chapter 14 of chikitsasthana) to drink ( as internal oletion therapy). The vagina should be anointed with fats given fomentation and then the distortions corrected by the hand, the curved one should be straig...
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