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अपस्मारचिकित्सितोपक्रमः

अपस्मारचिकित्सितोपक्रमः

अथातोऽपस्मारचिकित्सितं व्याख्यास्यामः||१||  

अथातोऽपस्मारचिकित्सितं व्याख्यास्यामः||१||  

''Apasmara'' occurs in those persons, in whom:

''Apasmara'' occurs in those persons, in whom:

#The ''doshas'' are excessively aggravated and have spread to other sites (''vibhranta'') due to (habitual) intake of improper/harmful and impure/contaminated food.   

#The ''doshas'' are excessively aggravated and have spread to other sites (''vibhranta'') due to (habitual) intake of improper/harmful and impure/contaminated food.   

#In whom, the ''sattva'' (one of the attributes of mind representing purity and consciousness) is suppressed by ''rajas'' (another attribute of the mind representing energy and dynamism) and ''tamas'' (the third attribute of the mind representing passivity and ignorance) ;  

#In whom, the ''sattva'' (one of the attributes of mind representing purity and consciousness) is suppressed by ''rajas'' (attribute of the mind representing energy and dynamism) and ''tamas'' (attribute of the mind representing passivity and ignorance) ;  

#The heart (site of consciousness) is obscured by aggravated ''doshas''; and

#The heart (site of consciousness) is obscured by aggravated ''doshas''; and

#Mind is distressed or annihilated by (affliction of negative emotions like) worry, passion, fright, anger, grief, anxiety etc.  [4-5]

#Mind is distressed or annihilated by (affliction of negative emotions like) worry, passion, fright, anger, grief, anxiety etc.  [4-5]

==== Pathogenesis and pre-ictal features (phase of aura) ====

==== Pathogenesis and features of pre-ictal phase ====

धमनीभिः श्रिता दोषा हृदयं पीडयन्ति हि|  

धमनीभिः श्रिता दोषा हृदयं पीडयन्ति हि|  

Two ''palas'' (80 gms) of each of :  

Two ''palas'' (80 gms) of each of :  

Bilva, shyonaka, gambhari, patali, ganikarika, shalaparni, prishniparni, brihati, kantakari, gokshura, haritaki, bibhitaki, amalaka, haridra, daruharidra, Bark of kutaja, saptaparna, apamarga, nilini, katurohini,  

Bilva, shyonaka, gambhari, patali, ganikarika, shalaparni, prishniparni, brihati, kantakari, gokshura, haritaki, bibhitaki, amalaki, haridra, daruharidra, Bark of kutaja, saptaparna, apamarga, nilini, katurohini,  

Shampaka (aragvadha), root of phalgu (kasthodu-mbarika), puskaramula and duralabha should be added with two dronas (in the recipe actually one drona is described; it has to be taken double in quantity according to definition) of water, boiled and reduced to one fourth. One aksha [12 gm each of]: The paste of bharangi, patha, shunthi, maricha, pippali, trivrita, nichula (hijjala), shreyasi (hastipippali), adhaki, murva, danti, bhunimba; chitraka, shveta sariva, krishna sariva, rohisha, bhutika and madayantika along with prior said decoction, two prasthas [640 ml] of cow's ghee should be cooked by adding two prasthas of each of the juice of cow-dung, sour curd prepared of cow's milk, cow's milk and cow's urine, This medicated ghee, known as mahapancagavya is like ambrosia in the treatment (of  following)[18-22]

Shampaka (aragvadha), root of phalgu (kasthodu-mbarika), pushkaramula and duralabha should be added with two dronas (in the recipe actually one drona is described; it has to be taken double in quantity according to definition) of water, boiled and reduced to one fourth. One aksha [12 gm each of]: The paste of bharangi, patha, shunthi, maricha, pippali, trivrita, nichula (hijjala), shreyasi (hastipippali), adhaki, murva, danti, bhunimba; chitraka, shveta sariva, krishna sariva, rohisha, bhutika and madayantika along with prior said decoction, two prasthas [640 ml] of cow's ghee should be cooked by adding two prasthas of each of the juice of cow-dung, sour curd prepared of cow's milk, cow's milk and cow's urine, This medicated ghee, known as mahapancagavya is like ambrosia in the treatment (of  following)[18-22]

===== Indications =====

===== Indications =====

purANaM ghRutamunmAdAlakShmyapasmArapApanut||25||  

purANaM ghRutamunmAdAlakShmyapasmArapApanut||25||  

Cow's ghee processed with the juice of ''brahmi,vacha, kushtha'' and ''shankhapushpi'' cures ''unmada, alaksmi'' (inauspiciousness), ''apasmara'' and ''paapa'' (effects of sins, or evil deeds). [25]

Cow's ghee processed with the juice of ''brahmi,vacha, kushtha'' and ''shankhapushpi'' cures ''unmada, alaksmi'' (inauspiciousness), ''apasmara'' and ''papa'' (effects of sins, or evil deeds). [25]

==== ''Saindhava hingu ghee'' ====

==== ''Saindhava hingu ghee'' ====

tailaprasthaṁ ghr̥taprasthaṁ jīvanīyaiḥ palōnmitaiḥ|  

tailaprasthaṁ ghr̥taprasthaṁ jīvanīyaiḥ palōnmitaiḥ|  

kṣīradrōṇē pacēt siddhamapasmāravināśanam||28||  

kṣīradrōṇē pacēt siddhamapasmāravināśanam||28||  

Two ''prasthas'' (in the text actually one ''prastha'' is mentioned; double the quantity is taken according to the general rules of definition) of each of oil and cow's ghee should be added with the paste of one ''pala'' of each of the ten drugs belonging to ''jivaniya gana'' (vide Sutra 4: 9) and two ''dronas'' (in the text one ''drona'' is prescribed; double the quantity is taken according to general rules of definition) of milk, and cooked. This medicated ghee is an effective recipe for the cure of ''apasmara'' (epilepsy). [28]

Two ''prasthas'' (in the text actually one ''prastha'' is mentioned; double the quantity is taken according to the general rules of definition) of each of oil and cow's ghee should be added with the paste of one ''pala'' of each of the ten drugs belonging to ''jivaniya gana'' (vide Sutra 4: 9) and two ''dronas'' (in the text one ''drona'' is prescribed; double the quantity is taken according to general rules of definition) of milk, and cooked. This medicated ghee is an effective recipe for the cure of ''apasmara'' (epilepsy). [28]