Deerghanjiviteeya Adhyaya: Difference between revisions
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Five principal salts are black/sochal [[salt]] (''sauvarchala''), rock salt (''saindhava''), ammonium chloride (''vid''), earth/efflorescence salt (''audbhid'') and sea salt (''samudra''). They are unctuous, hot, sharp/acute and foremost in digestive-stimulants. [88-89] | Five principal salts are black/sochal [[salt]] (''sauvarchala''), rock salt (''saindhava''), ammonium chloride (''vid''), earth/efflorescence salt (''audbhid'') and sea salt (''samudra''). They are unctuous, hot, sharp/acute and foremost in digestive-stimulants. [88-89] | ||
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Salts are used for external applications ( | Salts are used for external applications (alepa), oleation, sudation, in emesis and purgation preparations, in evacuation and unctuous types of enemata preparations, inunction and errhine therapy; in surgical operations, suppository, collyrium, friction massage and as a food. It is indicated in indigestion, constipation, disorders of [[vata]], [[gulma]], colic and abdominal diseases. Thus, salts have been described. [90-91.5] | ||
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==== Eight important varieties of [[urine]] ==== | ==== Eight important varieties of [[urine]] ==== | ||
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