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After administrating the maximum dose the patient should be kept in isolation in some underground ditch or room. Particularly old ghee should be administrated to the patients of ''unmada''. [57-58] | After administrating the maximum dose the patient should be kept in isolation in some underground ditch or room. Particularly old ghee should be administrated to the patients of ''unmada''. [57-58] | ||
==== | ==== Therapeutic utility of old ghee ==== | ||
Old ghee | Old ghee alleviates ''tridosha'', particularly destroys demonic seizures because of being pure/sacred nature, by intake is more potent in properties and is pungent- bitter in taste. The ghee stored for ten years is taken as old (''puraana ghrita''). It is irritant in smell. In color it is like solution of lacquer in appearance, cold and destroys all ''grahas''. It promotes intellect and is an excellent purgative. | ||
Ghee kept beyond ten years is called as | |||
Ghee kept beyond ten years is called as ''pra-purana'' (extremely old). There is no disease, which is incurable for the ghee which is old by one hundred years. It destroys all the ''grahas'' by seeing, touching, inhaling and is particularly recommended for those suffering from epilepsy (''apasmara''), ''grahas'' (demonic seizures) and ''unmada'' . [59-62] | |||
==== External applications in vata-kapha dominant unmada ==== | ==== External applications in vata-kapha dominant unmada ==== | ||