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The food, drinks and drugs having | The food, drinks and drugs having [[kapha]]-[[vata]]hara and ''ushna'' (hot) property which facilitate the normal movement of [[vata]] ([[vata]]nulomana) should be given in the patient of ''hikka'' and ''shwasa''. | ||
''Hikka shwasa'' treatment based on | ''Hikka shwasa'' treatment based on [[dosha]]: The medicines or food that aggravate [[vata]] and destroy [[kapha]] or aggravate [[kapha]] and alleviate [[vata]] must never be used in the treatment. | ||
However drugs that alleviate | However drugs that alleviate [[vata]] and aggravate [[kapha]] can be used in exceptional conditions. | ||
[[Brimhana]](nourishment therapy) administered in ''hikka'' and ''shwasa'' and its complications make them curable. The ''shamana'' treatment (palliative therapy) prevents the complications. ''Karshana'' (depletion therapy) makes ''hikka'' and ''shwasa'' incurable. | |||
Hence ''shamana'' (palliative) and ''brimhana'' (nourishment) therapy should be done in ''hikka'' and ''shwasa'' with or without purification of the body. [147-150] | Hence ''shamana'' (palliative) and ''brimhana'' (nourishment) therapy should be done in ''hikka'' and ''shwasa'' with or without purification of the body. [147-150] | ||