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Dysmenorrhoea - Masika Men Kasa

Symptoms indigestion, diminished appetite, loss of taste, salivation, sour eructation and heaviness in the abdomen are the main signs and symptoms of Agnimandya.


Treatment
in Agnimandya such drugs and articles of diet should be given which increase the Agni and decrease Kapha.

Single Drugs

1. Suhi (dried ginger) powder - 2 g., taken twice daily with warm water relieves Agnimandya.

2.Ardraka (ginger) - 5 g., to be taken with salt or Gua (jaggery) twice daily before meal.

3. Haritaki powder - 3 g., to be taken twice a day before meal with salt or Gua (jaggery).

4. Nimbu Svarasa (lemon juice) - 7 to 14 ml., to be taken three times a day after meal.

Simple Preparations

1. Keep 1 g. powder each of Marica (black pepper) and salt on the one half of the cut Nimbu (lemon) and heat it over cinder. Juice of such lemon is to be sucked 2 or 3 times a day with meal.

2. 1 g. powder each of fruit of Pippali (long pepper) and salt to be taken along with Nimbu Svarasa (lemon juice) two times a day with meal.

3. Soak 25 g. of MiSreya (fennel) fruit in 350 ml. of water for 3 hours, strain by pressing, discard the marc and to the liquid thus obtained add 25 ml. of Curodaka (lime water) and lemon juice. Divided it into 3 parts, take first part after meal and subsequently take remaining two parts after short intervals.

4. Take equal parts of fruit rind of Haritaki (chebulic myobalan), Suhi (dried ginger) and rock salt in powder form, and one third of its weight of Gua (jaggery). This is to be taken in 1 to 3 g. dose with warm water once a day before first meal.

Compound Preparations

1. Lavaabhaskara Cura: 1 to 3 g., to be taken with warm water or Nimbu Svarasa (lemon juice) two times a day before meal.

2. Hingvasaka Cura: 1 to 3 g., to be taken with warm water or Nimbu Svarasa (lemon juice), two times a day before or with meal.

3. Pacana Lavaa: 1 to 3 g., to be taken with warm water two times a day after meal.

4. Ajamodadi Cura: 1 to 3 g., to be taken with warm water, two times a day after meal.

5. Tekarajamarica Cura: 330 to 660 mg., to be taken with honey, first in the morning on empty stomach followed by 2 such doses at the interval of 8 hours.

6. Sivaksara Pacana: 3 to 6 g., to be taken with warm water, after meal two times a day.

7. USiradi Cura: 600 mg. to 2 g. to be taken with warm water three times a day before meal.

8. Citrakadi Vai: 1 to 2 Vai, to be taken with warm water two times a day before meal.

9. Rasonadi Vai: 1 to 2 Vai, to be taken with warm water two times a day before meal.

10. Sankha Vai: 1 to 2 Vai, to be taken with warm water 3 to 4 times a day or as needed.

11. Agnitui Vai: 1 to 2 Vai, to be taken with warm water 2 times a day before meal.

12.Ardrakakhaavalehyam: 2 to 6 g., to be taken half an hour before meal with warm water two times a day.

13. Jirakadyarisa: 14 to 28 ml., to be taken two times a day after meal by adding equal quantity of water.