स्नेहपानपरीषेकस्वेदलेपोपनाहनम् । स्नेहवस्तिं च कुर्वीत वातघ्नौषधसाधितम् ॥ १२ ॥
For this condition drinking of fats, washing the wound, fomentation, external application of paste, warm poultice and fat enema therapy prepared from the herbs which mitigate Vata should be administered.
Thus, were described the methods of treatment for the first seven days beneficial to traumatic wounds; after seven days when the severity has subsided, the treatments described previously (in previous chapter) should be adopted.
प्रायः सामान्यकर्मेदं वक्ष्यते तु पृथक् पृथक् । घृष्टे रुजं निगृह्याशु व्रणे चूर्णानि योजयेत् ॥ १४ ॥
This is the general line of treatment; further on will be described treatment, special to each, separately. In Ghrista kind of ulcer, the pain should be controlled first and then the wound dusted with the powder (of herbs);
in Avakrtta, paste (of herbs) etc. should be applied. In Vicchina and Pravilambi suturing, bandaging and squeezing should be done one after the other, as per procedure described previously.