Charak Samhita

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आगन्तूद्वावतीसारौमानसौभयशोकजौ | तत्तयोर्लक्षणंवायोर्यदतीसारलक्षणम् ||११||

[Exogenous (psychological) diarrhea] The exogenous type of atisara (diarrhea) is of mental origin and is of two types. One of these is caused by fear and the other is caused by grief. Their signs and symptoms are similar to those of the vatika type of atisara. Thus atisara or diarrhea is of two types, viz., nija or endogenous (like vataja, pittaja, kaphaja and sannipataja atisara and agantuja/manasa or exogenous

english translation

AgantUdvAvatIsAraumAnasaubhayazokajau | tattayorlakSaNaMvAyoryadatIsAralakSaNam ||11||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

मारुतोभयशोकाभ्यांशीघ्रंहिपरिकुप्यति | तयोःक्रियावातहरीहर्षणाश्वासनानिच ||१२||

[Management of exogenous (psychological) diarrhea] The following therapies help to cure agantuja/manasa or exogenous: Both fear and grief causes aggravation of vata instantaneously. Vata alleviating drugs and therapies should be administered for the treatment of exogenous atisara.

english translation

mArutobhayazokAbhyAMzIghraMhiparikupyati | tayoHkriyAvAtaharIharSaNAzvAsanAnica ||12||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इत्युक्ताःषडतीसाराः, साध्यानांसाधनंत्वतः | प्रवक्ष्याम्यनुपूर्वेणयथावत्तन्निबोधत ||१३||

The patient suffering from diarrhea caused by fear (bhayaja) should be exhilarated. The patient suffering from diarrhea caused by shoka (grief) should be consoled

english translation

ityuktAHSaDatIsArAH, sAdhyAnAMsAdhanaMtvataH | pravakSyAmyanupUrveNayathAvattannibodhata ||13||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

दोषाःसन्निचितायस्यविदग्धाहारमूर्च्छिताः | अतीसारायकल्पन्तेभूयस्तान्सम्प्रवर्तयेत् ||१४||

[Principles of treatment] The following principles of treatment are used in management of atisara: 1. When the diarrhea is caused by the accumulated (aggravated) dosha impelled by vidagdha (fermentation of undigested) food, the patient should be given laxative to eliminate the dosha.

english translation

doSAHsannicitAyasyavidagdhAhAramUrcchitAH | atIsArAyakalpantebhUyastAnsampravartayet ||14||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नतुसङ्ग्रहणंदेयंपूर्वमामातिसारिणे | विबध्यमानाःप्राग्दोषाजनयन्त्यामयान्बहून् ||१५||

2. In the initial state i.e. ama (primary or immature) of diarrhea, stopping or binding therapies are never indicated.

english translation

natusaGgrahaNaMdeyaMpUrvamAmAtisAriNe | vibadhyamAnAHprAgdoSAjanayantyAmayAnbahUn ||15||

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