Unmada Chikitsa: Difference between revisions

#Snehana (oleation)  

#swedana (fomentation)  

#vamana (emesis)  

#virechana (purgation)  

#asthapana and anuvasana bastis.  

#upashamana (alleviation therapies)

#nasya (errhines)   

#dhooma (smoking)  

#dhoopana (fumigation)

#anjana (collyrium)

#avapida (a type of nasal errhines with juice of herb) and pradhamana (type of snuff)  

#abhyanga (oil massage)

#pradeha (Ointment)

#parisheka(affusion)

#anulepana (unction)

#vadha (assault)  

#bandha (tying)

#avarodha (confinement)

#vithrasana (frightening)  

#vismapana and vismarana (inducing astonishment and forgetfulness)  

#apatarpana (depletion)

#sira vedha (venesection) .

Specific treatment of the types of unmada :

1.Vata dominance: Snehapana, mrudu shodhana, Samsarjana, swedana, niruha, shirovirechana, dhupana, anjana, dhuma, lepana, snana.

Medicines:- Kalyanaghrita, mahakalyanghrita, phalaghrita, hinguvadi ghrita . mahapaishachakaghrita, lasunadighrita, vyosadivarti, sirishadivarti, apamargadi varti, marichadivarti, siddharthakadyagada, shallakyadyagada, srugaladiyoga, brahmyadivarti.

2. Pitta dominance: Snehana, swedana, rechana raktamokshna. samsarjana, sirovirechana, sheeta, madhura, laghu annapana.

Medicines: Tiktaghrita, jivanthyadighrita. mishrak sneha.

3.Kapha dominance:- Sneha, sweda, vamana, rechana, sirovirechana, samsarjana. shirobasti, abhyanga, dhupana, anjana, dhuma, parisechana, pradeha, dhmapana.

Medicines: Shrgaladiyoga, lasunadighrita, katur taila, brahmyadivarti.

Daivavyapashraya Chikitsa:   One who worships Lord shiva, the supreme controller of all the bhutas, and the omnipotent master of whole universe regularly with devotion becomes free from attack of unmada. Worshipping pramathas, attendants of rudra also cures unmada. Bali, mangala (recitation of mantras), homa, oushadha agadadhaarana, observing truth fullness, maintaining good conduct, tapas, charity, offering prayers to gods, cows, brahmins, and teachers and by using siddha mantras and oushadhis one can cure unmada.

I ) Useful single drugs mentioned in unmada:

Shankapushpi,  Amalaki, . Mandukaparni , Sarpagandha, . Brahmi ,. Rasona, . Vacha, . Devadaru, . Jyotishmati, . Jatiphala, Jatamansi,  Mochaka, Kushtha, Karpura,  Tagara ,Haritaki ,Parasikyavani,  Vibhitaki, Palandu, Ashwagandha, Hingu, Kushmanda, Shatavari, Hema (gold),  

Ii) Compound Formulations:-