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ELAKIZHI

“ELA” means “LEAF” “KIZHI” means “POUCH”

This is a type of sweda where the fomentation is done by the heated bolus bag containing leaves of medicinal plants.

Ingredients:

The leaves commonly used:

Method of preparation (4 potalis)

An iron vessel is heated on a gas stove.
To this required quantity of neem oil\medicated oil is poured .
When it is heated chopped lemon is added and cooked until its consistency turns off.
Then the scraped coconut is added and fried to attain light reddish brown colour.
The required leaves are added and cooked till it attains soft consistency to this the vathahara drugs like methika, sathawa,etc are added.
Thus prepared medicine is tied equally in to 4 potalis.

Method of tying the pottali

A 4 cloth piece of size 18×18 inches is taken
Prepared ingredients are placed in the centre of the cloth.
Four edges of the cloth are held tightly so that medicine accumulates at its centre.
One of the corners of cloth is held separately into which the rest three are inserted and wrapped well.
Then using a thread the wrapped portion is tied tightly from top to bottom and vice versa and knotted at top so that the ingredients are held firmly.

Mode of administration /procedure:

The bolus (potali) should be gently applied by two masseurs standing on either sides of the droni in synchronized manner after abhyanga (oil massage)
The bolus is applied hot to the skin after it is smeared with warm medicated oil.
To maintain its temperature, the bolus is intermittently kept warm by heating on the frying pan.

Complications

Indications:

Neuro muscular disorders-Pakshavadha (Hemiplegia), Gridhrasi (Sciatica), Rheumatological conditions-Arthritis due to various reasons.

Contraindication:

Taruna jwara (Acute fever), Atisara (Diarrhoea), Raktapitta (Hermorrhagic disorders), Twak vikara (Infective Eczema etc).