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The ''granthi visarpa'', on inspection is predominant in rakta pitta; the physician experienced in timely management should treat the case with rukshana (de-oleation), langhana (lightening therapy), seka (affusion), and pradeha (external application) of panchavalka, siramoksha (blood letting), jalauka (leech therapy), vamana (emesis therapy), virechana (purgation therapy) and kashaya- tikta (astringent and bitter) ghee preparations.  

The ''granthi visarpa'', on inspection is predominant in ''rakta pitta''; the physician experienced in timely management should treat the case with ''rukshana'' (de-oleation), ''langhana'' (lightening therapy), ''seka'' (affusion), and ''pradeha'' (external application) of ''panchavalka, siramoksha'' (blood letting), ''jalauka'' (leech therapy), ''vamana'' (emesis therapy), ''virechana'' (purgation therapy) and ''kashaya- tikta'' (astringent and bitter) ghee preparations.  

After cleansing of body by vamana and virechana, rakta mokshana should be administered and the measures alleviating vata-kapha are beneficial.

 

When there is pain in granthi visarpa, upanaha (hot poultice) of warm and unctuous utkarika (medicinal pancake) or vesavara (medicated meat) application on the affected part is beneficial.

After cleansing of body by ''vamana'' and ''virechana, rakta mokshana'' should be administered and the measures alleviating ''vata-kapha'' are beneficial.

The warm oil prepared from daśamula (roots of ten plants) should be sprinkled on the affected part. Warm kustha (costus) oil added with pakya kshara (prepared medicinal alkali) or warm cow’s urine or decoction of vata kaphahar leaves should be used as affusion on the affected part.

 

The warm paste of ashvagandha (Withania somnifera) should be applied as pradeha on the affected part.  

When there is pain in ''granthi visarpa, upanaha'' (hot poultice) of warm and unctuous ''utkarika'' (medicinal pancake) or ''vesavara'' (medicated meat) application on the affected part is beneficial.

The warm paste of dried mulaka (Raphanus sativus) or bark of naktamala (Pongamia pinnata) or bark of bibhitak (Terminalia bellirica) should be applied externally as a lepa on the affected part. Bala (Sida cordifolia Linn), nagabala (Grewia hirsuta), pathya (Terminalia chebula), bhurjagranthi (betula bhojpatra), bibhitak (Terminalia bellirica), vamsha leaves (bambusa vulgaris) and agnimantha (Premna mucronata) should be applied as pralepa on granthi.

 

Danti (Baliospermum montanum), bark of citraka root (Plumbago zeylanica Linn), latex of snuhi (Euphoria nerrifolia) and arka (Calatropis gigantean), jaggery, seed of bhallataka (Semecarpus anacardium linn) and kasisa (green vitriol) application as a lepa breaks even a stone, then what to speak of the nodules caused by kapha and situated in external regions of body. Long standing granthi should be broken by the use of the internal medications such as Yusha of mulaka (Raphanus sativus) and kullatha (Macrotyloma uniflorum.) added with kshara (prepared alkali) and dadima (Punica granatum), food prepared from godhum and yava with sidhu, honey and sugar, Varuni scum with honey and matulung juice (Citrus medica), use of triphala with pippali (Piper longum linn) and honey, musta (Cyperus rotundus linn) or bhallataka saktu (Semecarpus anacardium linn) and honey, devadaru (Cedrus deodara), guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) and girija (Asphaltum punjabianum).

The warm oil prepared from ''dashamoola'' (roots of ten plants) should be sprinkled on the affected part. Warm ''kustha'' (costus) oil added with ''pakya kshara'' (prepared medicinal alkali) or warm cow’s urine or decoction of ''vata kaphahar'' leaves should be used as affusion on the affected part.

Dhuma, shirovirechana, measures described to break the gulma in ‘gulma chikitsa’ chapter, as well as iron, salt, stone, gold and copper should be used for prapidana (compression) of granthi.

 

If granthi is strong, firm and stony hard and not responding to all these proven methods of treatment then it is better to be cauterized with kshara (medicinal alkali) or hot metal arrow or hot gold or after making it suppurate by applying suitable suppurative medications one should open and extract.  

The warm paste of ''ashvagandha'' (Withania somnifera) should be applied as ''pradeha'' on the affected part.  

Besides, vitiated blood should be eliminated, frequently followed administration of vata and kapha pacifying medicines, dhuma (fumigation therapy), shirovechana (errhine therapy), swedana (sudation) and parimardana (pressure method). If dosha do not pacify, pachana (suppuration) treatment is beneficial.When the granthi is decomposed with agni and suppuration then physician should treat it with external and internal shodhana (cleansing) and ropana (healing) as described in ‘vrana chikitsa’.

 

Kampillaka (Mallotus philippinensis), vidanga (Embelia ribes Burm), daruharidra (Berberis aristata) and karanja fruit (Pongamia pinnata), the paste of all these drugs should be used to prepare oil which is indicated in the treatment of granthi vrina.

The warm paste of dried ''mulaka'' (Raphanus sativus) or bark of ''naktamala'' (Pongamia pinnata) or bark of ''bibhitaka'' (Terminalia bellirica) should be applied externally as a ''lepa'' on the affected part. ''Bala'' (Sida cordifolia Linn), ''nagabala'' (Grewia hirsuta), ''pathya'' (Terminalia chebula), ''bhurjagranthi'' (betula bhojpatra), ''bibhitaka'' (Terminalia bellirica), ''vamsha'' leaves (bambusa vulgaris) and ''agnimantha'' (Premna mucronata) should be applied as ''pralepa'' on ''granthi''.

The intelligent physician may also treat the visarpa as per the guidelines described in ‘dvivraniya cikitsa’ chapter.

 

Thus ends the description of the treatment of granthi visarpa.(118-138)

''Danti'' (Baliospermum montanum), bark of ''chitraka'' root (Plumbago zeylanica Linn), latex of ''snuhi'' (Euphoria nerrifolia) and ''arka'' (Calatropis gigantean), jaggery, seed of ''bhallataka'' (Semecarpus anacardium linn) and ''kasisa'' (green vitriol) application as a ''lepa'' breaks even a stone, then what to speak of the nodules caused by ''kapha'' and situated in external regions of body. Long standing ''granthi'' should be broken by the use of the internal medications such as ''Yusha'' of ''mulaka'' (Raphanus sativus) and ''kullatha'' (Macrotyloma uniflorum.) added with ''kshara'' (prepared alkali) and ''dadima'' (Punica granatum), food prepared from ''godhum'' and ''yava'' with ''sidhu'', honey and sugar, ''varuni'' scum with honey and ''matulung'' juice (Citrus medica), use of ''triphala'' with ''pippali'' (Piper longum linn) and honey, ''musta'' (Cyperus rotundus linn) or ''bhallataka saktu'' (Semecarpus anacardium linn) and honey, ''devadaru'' (Cedrus deodara), ''guduchi'' (Tinospora cordifolia) and ''girija'' (Asphaltum punjabianum).

''Dhuma, shirovirechana,'' measures described to break the ''gulma'' in [[Gulma Chikitsa]] chapter, as well as iron, salt, stone, gold and copper should be used for ''prapidana'' (compression) of ''granthi''.

 

If ''granthi'' is strong, firm and stony hard and not responding to all these proven methods of treatment then it is better to be cauterized with ''kshara'' (medicinal alkali) or hot metal arrow or hot gold or after making it suppurate by applying suitable suppurative medications one should open and extract.  

 

Besides, vitiated blood should be eliminated, frequently followed administration of ''vata'' and ''kapha'' pacifying medicines, ''dhuma'' (fumigation therapy), ''shirovechana'' (errhine therapy), ''swedana'' (sudation) and ''parimardana'' (pressure method). If ''dosha'' do not pacify, ''pachana'' (suppuration) treatment is beneficial. When the ''granthi'' is decomposed with ''agni'' and suppuration then physician should treat it with external and internal ''shodhana'' (cleansing) and ''ropana'' (healing) as described in [[Vrana Chikitsa]].

 

''Kampillaka'' (Mallotus philippinensis), ''vidanga'' (Embelia ribes Burm), ''daruharidra'' (Berberis aristata) and ''karanja'' fruit (Pongamia pinnata), the paste of all these drugs should be used to prepare oil which is indicated in the treatment of ''granthi vrina''.

 

The intelligent physician may also treat the ''visarpa'' as per the guidelines described in [[Dvivraniya Chikitsa]] chapter.

 

Thus ends the description of the treatment of ''granthi visarpa''.[118-138]

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