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The therapy should be dominated by unctuous drugs (oil, ghee etc) for ''vatika'' type of ''pandu''; by bitter and cooling drugs for ''paittika'' type and by pungent, bitter and hot drugs for ''kaphaja'' type of ''pandu'' [115-117]

The therapy should be dominated by unctuous drugs (oil, ghee etc) for ''vatika'' type of ''pandu''; by bitter and cooling drugs for ''paittika'' type and by pungent, bitter and hot drugs for ''kaphaja'' type of ''pandu'' [115-117]

==== Treatment of ''mrittika bhakshana janya pandu'' ====

==== Treatment of ''mrittika bhakshanajanya pandu'' ====

निपातयेच्छरीरात्तु मृत्तिकां भक्षितां भिषक्||११७||  

निपातयेच्छरीरात्तु मृत्तिकां भक्षितां भिषक्||११७||  

A physician well versed in therapeutics, should give the patient strong elimination therapy, keeping in view the strength of the patient, in order to remove the swallowed mud from the body. After the body is cleansed, different types of medicated ghee should be prescribed to the patient for promotion of strength.

A physician well versed in therapeutics, should give the patient strong elimination therapy, keeping in view the strength of the patient, in order to remove the swallowed mud from the body. After the body is cleansed, different types of medicated ghee should be prescribed to the patient for promotion of strength.

Ghee prepared with ''shunthi, pippali, maricha, bilva, haridra, daruharidra, haritaki, bibhitaka, amalaki, sveta'' and ''rakta  punarnava, musta, lauha bhasma, patha, vidanga, devadaru, vrishchikali, bhargi'' and milk should be appropriately taken by the patient who suffers from anemia because of swallowing clay.  

Ghee prepared with ''shunthi, pippali, maricha, bilva, haridra, daruharidra, haritaki, bibhitaka, amalaki, sveta'' and ''rakta  punarnava, musta, lauha bhasma, patha, vidanga, devadaru, vrishchikali, bhargi'' and milk should be appropriately taken by the patient who suffers from anemia because of eating clay.  

Likewise, ghee prepared with ''keshara, yashtamadhu, pippali, kshara'' (alkali preperation) and ''sadvala'' may be given to the patient suffering from ''mrittika bhakshana janya pandu''.  

Likewise, ghee prepared with ''keshara, yashtamadhu, pippali, kshara'' (alkali preperation) and ''sadvala'' may be given to the patient suffering from ''mrittika bhakshana janya pandu''.  

If the patient is unable to give up his clay swallowing habits, he should be given clay impregnated with ''vidanga, ela, ativisha,'' neem leaves, ''patha, varataka, katurohiṇī, kutaja'' or ''murva'' with a view of creating an aversion to clay. These drugs also counter act the adverse effects of clay swallowing [117-123]

If the patient is unable to give up his clay swallowing habits, he should be given clay impregnated with ''vidanga, ela, ativisha,'' neem leaves, ''patha, varataka, katurohiṇī, kutaja'' or ''murva'' with a view of creating an aversion to clay. These drugs also counter act the adverse effects of eating clay.  [117-123]

यथादोषं प्रकुर्वीत भैषज्यं पाण्डुरोगिणाम्||१२३||  

यथादोषं प्रकुर्वीत भैषज्यं पाण्डुरोगिणाम्||१२३||