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अतिसार
ATISĀRA

Regional Name
Asam.	:	Atisā, Peṭacālā
Beng.	:	Atisāra
Dogr.	:	Atisāra, Jalāba, Desata
Guj.	:	Jhāḍā, Julāba
Hind.	:	Dasta
Kan.	:	Bhedhī
Maly.	:	Vathadhikā, Vayarilakkam
Mra.	:	Julāba, Hagvaṇa
Ori.	:	Jhādā
Panj.	:	Dasta
Tam.	:	Bedhī, Perum-Kazhichal
Tel.	:	Virecanamulu
Eng.	:	Acute diarrhea
Atisāra is a disease in which the patient passes liquid motions frequently. From the Treatment point of view Atisāra may be classified in two groups viz. Āmātisāra and Pakvātisāra.
Signs and Symptoms 1. Āmātisāra: If the patient of diarrhea passes Picchila (slimy) faeces with foul smell which sinks in water, then it is known as Āmātisāra. 2. Pakvātisāra: Ii the patient of diarrhea feels lightness in the body and his faeces does not sink in the water, then this condition is known as Pakvātisāra.
Treatment
आमातीसार
Āmātisāra
Single Drugs 1. Powder of Bhṛṣṭa Jīraka (fried cumin) or root of Mustaka (motha) or fruit of Pippalī (long pepper) or Śuṇṭhī (dried ginger) – 5 g. mixed with 1 litre of Takra (butter milk) and divided into four draughts, each dose is to be taken at the interval of six hours. 2. 1 to 3 g. of Śuṇṭhī (dried ginger) – powder taken with equal part of Śarkarā (raw sugar) two times a day is useful for relieving the symptoms of Āma.
Simple Preparations 1. Take equal parts of Indrayava (kurchi seed), Tvak-Dālacīnī (cinnamon bark), root of Uśīra (khas), seed of Jambū (Jamun) and fruit pulp of Bilva (bael), and make the powder. Its 3 to 6 g. is to be taken with Takra (butter milk) three times a day. 2. Take the equal parts of the powder of Purāṇa Lājā (pop of old paddy), fruit of Dhānyaka (coriander), Mocarasa (silk cotton tree resin) and add to it double quantity of fruit of Śatapuṣpā (fennel) in powder form, and take its 3 to 6 g. with warm water two times a day. 3. Take powder of Jātiphala (nutmeg), fruit of Jīraka (cumin) and fruit pulp of Bilva (bael) in equal parts; ground it in Cūrṇodaka (lime water) to make its 7 pills each weighing 800 mg. Take one pill in the morning with Taṇḍulodaka (rice washing) in case of Pitta Pradhāna Atisāra, and with Karpūra-Ambu (camphor water) – 24 to 70 ml. in case of Kapha Pradhāna Atisāra.
Compound Preparations 1. Bhuvaneśvara Rasa: 1 to 2 g. to be taken with water two times a day in the morning and evening. 2. Rāmabāṇa Rasa: 250 to 500 mg. to be taken with honey two times a day.
Pathya Diet should be restricted to light food like soup of Mudga (phaseolus bean) Siddha with Śuṇṭhī; or rice 100 to 250 g. with 1 to 6 g. Ghṛta (ghee).
पक्वातिसार
Pakvātisāra
Single Drugs 1. Powder of fruit pulp of Bilva (bael)- 3 to 6 g. mixed with Takra (butter milk) – 100 to 250 ml. to be taken three to four times a day. 2. Powder of bark of Kuṭaja (kurchi) or Indrayava (kurchi seed) – 3 to 6 g. to be taken with Takra (butter milk) 100 to 250 ml. three to four times a day.
Simple Preparations 1. Take equal parts of coarse powder of fruit pulp of Bilva (bael), rhizome of Bālaka (valerian), roots of Mustaka (motha), Ativiṣā (Indian atees) and Balā (country mallow) and bark of Kuṭaja (kuchi), and prepare Kvātha (decoction) from it. Take 14 to 28 ml. of this decoction three times a day.
Compound Preparations Following preparations are useful for stopping the loose motions. But should be used cautiously, preferably under the guidance of a physician. 1. Karpūra vaṭī: 1 to 2 pills (140 to 280 mg.) to be taken with honey two times a day. 2. Lāī Cūrṇa: 1 to 3 g. to be taken three times a day with Takra (butter milk).