Constipation:

Cause: Lack of physical labor, staying awake at night, drinking alcoholic beverages, unbalanced diet, senility, night pollution and other seminal discharges, worms, etc.

Symptoms : Headache, heavy head, feverishness, tastelessness, uneasiness, gloominess, and lack of energy.

Treatment: Kosthasuddhi Bati. It is the specific for constipation, yet is not a strong or harsh purgative. Arsenic, nux, belladona, etc. have bad side-effects, but Kosthasuddhi Bati never has. It is a non-irritant stimulant of appetite also. Pregnant women and children may safely use it. If there is constipation due to night pol- lution and seminal weakness, give Bhaskar Lavan, Saindhabadi Churna, Brihat Agnikumar Ras, etc. Where seminal weakness produces constipation, digestive medi- cines are called for. If the constipation is due to worms, use, Krimighat Bati, Kitari Ras, etc. If sleepless nights, unbalanced diet, or liquor drinking has brought the constipation, give Abipattikar Churna in the mornings and the carminative Chintamani Chaturmukh in the evenings. Maha Draksharista twice daily and Bhaskar Lavan after meals are good for old-age constipation. Sukumar Modak, Haritakikhanda, Kosthasanti Modak, etc. are specifics for constipation.