Elephantiasis :

Cause: Stomach gas and bad water. When people, for lack of rivers and canals, use tank water for drinking, they may be attacked with elephantiasis. The feet become as heavy as stones in this disease. Elephantiasis differs urticaria in that the feet swell up and become heavy. In urticaria there is pain in all the joints, but little swelling. In chronic urticaria the patient cannot move, but the victim of elephantiasis can move easily. Both diseases manifest constipation.

Symptoms: Fever at the beginning with swelling of the groins gradually extending to the feet. The feet become painful. The patient has fever and constipation.

Treatment: Saribadi Salsa, Nityananda Ras, Pippuladya Churna, Mahalakshmibilas when the disease is new. After a few days give also Brihat Singhanad Guggulu in the mornings. Thus the bowels will move, and the disease remove. For the chronic patient, along with the above-mentioned medicines, give Ambatari Batika and Slipad Gajakesari, and massage the affected areas twice daily for one hour each time with Brihat Mandar Taila and Birangadi Taila. Saribadi Salsa is always good for this disease. Fever is one of the symptoms. In fever, give Mritunjoy Ras with betel juice and honey, or Sarbajwar Bati.

Diet: Sago, barley, etc, when there is high temperature. For the chronic sufferer, rice at noon and light food at night. Rice of old stock, trichosanthes dioica, eggplant, moringa sticks, karala, hog-weed, tender radish, and other anti-phlegmatic foods are good. Hot water bathing and drinking are advisable. Meat, fish, curd, and sweets are harmful.