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हिक्काश्वासार्दितं स्निग्धैरादौ स्वेदैरुपाचरेत् । आक्तं लवणतैलेन नाडीप्रस्तरसङ्करैः ॥७१॥
Initially the patient suffering from hikka and shwasa should be treated with massage with combination of rock salt and sesame oil over the chest region followed by administration of unctuous sudation by means of nadi sveda or prastara sveda or sankara sveda.
english translation
तैरस्य ग्रथितः श्लेष्मा स्रोतःस्वभिविलीयते । खानि मार्दवमायान्ति ततो वातानुलोमता ॥७२॥
By this the clogged kapha gets liquefied in the channels and the channels become soft and vata moves in the downward direction (vatanulomana).
english translation
यथाऽद्रिकुञ्जेष्वर्कांशुतप्तं विष्यन्दते हिमम् । श्लेष्मा तप्तः स्थिरो देहे स्वेदैर्विष्यन्दते तथा ॥७३॥
As the ice on the top of the mountain gets liquefied by the rays of the sun, the kapha accumulated in the srotas get liquefied by swedana.
english translation
स्विन्नं ज्ञात्वा ततस्तूर्णं भोजयेत् स्निग्धमोदनम् । मत्स्यानां शूकराणां वा रसैर्दध्युत्तरेण वा ॥७४॥
After the administration snehana (oleation) and swedana (sudation), one has to give rice along with unctuous substances. The meat soup prepared from fish or pig or curds in large quantity should be taken in meals.
english translation
ततः श्लेष्मणि संवृद्धे वमनं पाययेत्तु तम् । पिप्पलीसैन्धवक्षौद्रैर्युक्तं वाताविरोधि यत् ॥७५॥
When the kapha gets aggravated due to above mentioned means vamana (emesis therapy) should be administrated with powder of pippali (piper longum Linn), saindhava (rock salt) and honey.
english translation