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92 ance with the aggravation of the deranged Doshas) * or whenever there would be pain (in the affected eye), † The symptoms of proper and improper (excessive and deficient) applications of a Sneha (emulsive) Seka are identical with those of Tarpana. 22-23. Śiro-vasti: — The serious diseases peculiar to the head readily yeild to and are conquered by the application of Śiro-vasti, which also produces the very good effects known as the Murdha-tailika ones peculiar to the use of (emulsive) Śiro-vasti. The patient having been treated with purgatives and emetics (according to requirements ) should be given a proper diet according to the nature of the disease, and made to sit erect in the evening, when an animal bladder (the bladder of a goat being usually used for the purpose) filled with the proper Sneha, should be placed on his crown and firmly tied up with a bandage. The Sneha-filled bladder should be so retained on the head ten times as long as is necessary for Tarpana measure, according to the nature of the disease. 24-25. Anjana: — Proper Anjana for Lekhana (scraping), Ropana (healing), or Prasádana (invigorating) purposes should be applied after the cleansing ( purging, etc.) of the system in cases where the deranged bodily Doshas would manifest themselves in the region of the eye only. 26.

A Lekhana-Anjana should be prepared with the