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Charak Samhita

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लाजालाक्षामधुद्राक्षापिप्पल्यश्वशकृद्रसान् । लिह्यात् कोलमधुद्राक्षापिप्पलीनागराणि वा ॥१३६॥

Laja (puffed rice), laksha (Ficus lacor Buch Ham.), madhu (honey), draksha (Vitis vinifera Linn.), pippali (Piper longum Linn.), juice of horse dung or kola (Zizipus jujube Lam.), draksha (Vitis vinifera Linn.), pippali (Piper longum Linn.), nagara (Zingiber officinale Roxb.) should be licked along with honey by patient suffering from hikka.

english translation

शीताम्बुसेकः सहसा त्रासो विस्मापनं भयम् । क्रोधहर्षप्रियोद्वेगा हिक्काप्रच्यावना मताः ॥१३७॥

Sudden sprinkling of water, intimidation, distraction from thoughts, fear, anger, happiness, love, anxiety alleviate hikka.

english translation

हिक्काश्वासविकाराणां निदानं यत् प्रकीर्तितम् । वर्ज्यमारोग्यकामैस्तद्धिक्काश्वासविकारिभिः ॥१३८॥

The individual suffering from hikka and shwasa should refrain from etiological factors if he wants to get relief.

english translation

हिक्काश्वासानुबन्धा [१] ये शुष्कोरःकण्ठतालुकाः । प्रकृत्या रूक्षदेहाश्च सर्पिर्भिस्तानुपाचरेत् ॥१३९॥

The patient of hikka and shwasa having associated with complications like dryness of chest, throat, and palate or having dryness of body by nature should be administered medicated ghee preparations.

english translation

दशमूलरसे सर्पिर्दधिमण्डे च साधयेत् । कृष्णासौवर्चलक्षारवयःस्थाहिङ्गुचोरकैः ॥१४०॥

Dashamuladi ghrita: Medicated ghee prepared from boiling dashamula kashaya, dadhimanda (supernatant part of curd), krishna (Piper nigrum Linn.), and sauvarchala (Variety of salt), yava kshara (alkali made of barley), vayastha (Bacopa monnieri), hingu (Ferula narthex Boiss), choraka (Angelica glauca Edgew), kayastha (Ocimum sanctum) are used internally in hikka and shwasa.

english translation