HYDROCELE FEVER:

Cause : The full and dark moon may bring on a swelling of the scrotum (usually of one side) and fever.

Treatment:  Makaradhwaja with extract of white hog weed, trifala powder and honey. The bowels must be kept clear. Where they are not clear, use Kosthasuddhi pills.

Diet: During fever bath and rice are not allowed. Travelling, horse-back riding, sexual intercourse, and daytime napping are stricty prohibited. The patient should fast on the dark and full moon and on the eleventh day of each lunar fortnight.