Sometimes a small heated piece of stone is put in the oil in the stone vessel.

One way to process the medicinal preparation is to expose it to sunshine and the other way is to heat the stone vessel over fire. Next is silapaakam in which a suitable stone is sculpted into a vessel and then the medicinal oil is poured into it. Medicines prepared in this manner will be of small quantities and are mostly applied on eyes, ears or on the head. Any spoke-like twig is used to stir the oil or the mix. Now, the medicated oil or medicinal mix is heated on this leaf platter.

Palm fronds are usually burnt to create flames underneath it. In Pathrapaakam, leaves are weaved into a platter, it is then placed above fire in such a way that it's not burnt out. Here, a medicinal compound is prepared using two methods known as 'Pathrapaakam' and 'Silapakam'. However, there are certain medicines shouldn't be prepared in such vessels. Suddenly, as if from nowhere, a ferocious beast appeared and pushed them into an abyss. However, as he was playing with his friends, they began to notice that the grass around them began to wither and turn brown. Usually, Ayurvedic medicines are prepared in earthen or metalwares. 720c5d9bec 21 One day, the young hero and his family were enjoying a beautiful picnic in a field. Unlike other remedies like sleeping pills, which cause side effects, this treatment leaves no adverse effects. This treatment has found better results in several patients. The patient should be ready to sleep and also there should be a conducive atmosphere for the patient to fall sleep. The paste is then smeared under the feet of the patient. So for treating sleeplessness a particular medicine is made into to a paste and then it's is mixed with butter. In ancient texts of traditional medicine sleep has a prominent place for the proper body functioning. Yet another treatment is the one for sleeplessness. This treatment was found to be effective against many ailments, especially in cases like severe stomach pain. It is understood that hot air blown through the funnel gets mixed with the medicinal paste and makes an impact on the body. Then one of the leaf stalk is held over the belly and then air is blown through the stalk on the medicine-smeared belly. Then a hollow stalk of a leaf, like those of a papaya, yam or colocasia is heated mildly over flames. It's a method in which a medicinal paste is first smeared on the belly of a patient for stomach ailment. This treatment is mostly applied on children. After the treatment, the patient would become calm and normal. So a group of physically strong persons were need to hold the woman still and the medicine was applied on the patient's head.

The patient, in her changed mental state may not allow it easily. For this a 'Vaidyan' or the practitioner of traditional medicine, used a piece of animal flesh, mixed it with certain medicines and then administered it on the patient's head. During those days sometimes pregnant women used to develop a disease known as Eclampsia of pregnancy in which the patient suffers high blood pressure and seizures. In the old days pregnant women used to be taken care of by the elderly women in the family.

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