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जीवनीयोपसिद्धं वा सक्षौद्रं लेहयेद्धृतम् । त्र्यूषणं दाधिकं वाऽपि पिबेद्वासाघृतं तथा ॥१४६॥
Ghee prepared in jivaniya gana drugs is licked with honey or trishna (maricha, pippali, shunthi) or dadhika ghrita or vasa ghrita should be consumed in hikka and shwasa.
english translation
यत्किञ्चित् कफवातघ्नमुष्णं वातानुलोमनम् । भेषजं पानमत्रं वा तद्धितं श्वासहिक्किने ॥१४७॥
[General guidelines for prevention and management] The food, drinks and drugs having kapha-vatahara and ushna (hot) property which facilitate the normal movement of vata (vatanulomana) should be given in the patient of hikka and shwasa.
english translation
वातकृद्वा कफहरं कफकृद्वाऽनिलापहम् । कार्यं नैकान्तिकं ताभ्यां प्रायः श्रेयोऽनिलापहम् ॥१४८॥
Hikka shwasa treatment based on dosha: The medicines or food that aggravate vata and destroy kapha or aggravate kapha and alleviate vata must never be used in the treatment.
english translation
सर्वेषां बृंहणे ह्यल्पः शक्यश्च प्रायशो भवेत् । नात्यर्थं शमनेऽपायो भृशोऽशक्यश्च कर्शने ॥१४९॥
However drugs that alleviate vata and aggravate kapha can be used in exceptional conditions. Brimhana(nourishment therapy) administered in hikka and shwasa and its complications make them curable. The shamana treatment (palliative therapy) prevents the complications. Karshana (depletion therapy) makes hikka and shwasa incurable.
english translation
तस्माच्छुद्धानशुद्धांश्च शमनैर्बृंहणैरपि । हिक्काश्वासार्दिताञ्जन्तून् प्रायशः समुपाचरेत् ॥१५०॥
Hence shamana (palliative) and brimhana (nourishment) therapy should be done in hikka and shwasa with or without purification of the body.
english translation