Hypochondria:

The patient is not diseased but thinks himself diseased. It is a nervous disorder.

Causes: Nervous debility, heavy discharge of semen, mental agony, grief, fear, worry, etc. If a man is gloomy, thinking always that he is diseased, in the long run he becomes diseased. Some people commit suicide because of anxieties.

Symptoms: Erroneous ideas as to one’s own health, gradual induction of heart throbbing, stomach troubles, swooning, dizziness, headache, anemia, emaciation, etc.

Treatment: Makaradhwaja, Aswagandharista, Krisnachaturmukh, Saribadi Salsa, Makaradhwaja Rasayan, Amritapras Ghrita, Brihat Aswagandha Ghrita, Sanjiban Ghrita, Sukrasanjiban, Santi Bati, etc. Massage the head with Brihat Bisnu Taila. For indigestion and loss of appetite, prescribe Bhaskar Lavan, Mahasankha Bati; for constipation, Abipattikar Churna.

Diet: Agreeable, nutritious food in a changed place. The patient should understand that he is not diseased, that it is all his mania.