Orchitis:

Cause: Presence of gonorrhea and syphilis germs in the body.

Symptoms: Swelling of testicles, reddening of testicles, and pain.

Treatment: Saribadi Salsa, Saribadi Bati, Chandanadi Churna, and Sasisekhar Ras with trifala juice and honey. A piece of cloth soaked in Prameha Mihir Taila should be kept on the testicles.

Diet: If there is fever, give musuri lentil soup, gruel of parched rice, and other light foods, but allow no boiled rice or bathing. If there is no fever, rice can be eaten twice daily. Fish, flesh, and milk are not allowed. Musuri is the most useful of the lentils; mugh, gram, and arahar may also be taken. Gourd, puffed rice, fried rice, luchis, bread, fried foods, leafy vegetables, acids, curd, daytime sleeping and night-time awaking, are prohibited. Cohabitation is forbidden. Too hot or too cold foods are not advisable. Ghee may be eaten. In the first stage moving about is not good. Horseback riding and bicycle riding are harmful. The best thing to do is lie down.