Kapasa for Ear Disorders

Warm water should be used for oblutions, thick sheet made of cotton, leather, silk, wool or bark of trees that are light in weight should be used during sleep.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Ritucharya adhyaya Seasonal

Shiro Pichu – पचुः केशशात फुटन धूपने oil soaked cloth / cotton swabs, applied over the scalp – useful in case of falling of hairs, cracking of the skin and feeling of burning sensation.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Gandushadi Vidhi Gargles

shall have their tip covered with a cap of cotton wool.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Yantra Vidhi

42 त ु े र ते शनैय मपनीय हमा बन ु ा ा य तैल लोता तं ब धनीयं सरामुखम ् After the flow of blood, the controls should be removed slowly, the site washed with cold water, the cut end of the vein covered with a cotton swab soaked in oil and bandaged.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Siravyadha Vidhi

The area all around should be squeezed, The wound is washed with decoction of drugs Moisture is removed by wiping with cotton wool.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Shastrakarma Vidhi

On the west of the altar, the priest should take his seat on an undamaged cotton cushion or on the skin of a white bull, if he is officiating on behalf of a brahmana patron, on the skin of a tiger or bull if kshatriya, and on the skin of a deer or a ram, in case of a vaisya.

— Charaka Samhita, Sharira Sthana — Human Body & Embryology, Chapter 8: Guidelines for Lineage (Jatisutriya Sharira / जातिसूत्रीय शरीर)

Similarly, on the occasion of pushya nakshatra, she should be made to inhale the steam emanating from steaming dish of powdered shali rice (while it is being cooked) and she herself should daub into her right nostril, using a cotton swab, drops of water from that same cooking pot, by placing (her head) on the daheli (door-sill).

— Charaka Samhita, Sharira Sthana — Human Body & Embryology, Chapter 8: Guidelines for Lineage (Jatisutriya Sharira / जातिसूत्रीय शरीर)

Thereafter, when the prolapsed rectum is well fomented and has become soft, then with the help of a cotton pad (or pad made of thick cloth) it should be pushed inside and restored to its original place [46].

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 19: Diarrhea Treatment (Atisara Chikitsa / अतिसारचिकित्सा)

Therefore cotton soaked in medicated ghee should be inserted into the anus frequently or anuvasana basti with medicated ghee is given [93-95½ ].

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 19: Diarrhea Treatment (Atisara Chikitsa / अतिसारचिकित्सा)

The oil prepared with the decoction of cotton seeds and horse gram is also curative of vata.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 28: Vata Disorders Treatment (Vatavyadhi Chikitsa / वातव्याधिचिकित्सा)

Head oiling is of four types in order of increasing potency: Abhyanga (oil massage), Parisheka (oil stream pouring), Pichu (oil-soaked cotton pad), and Basti (oil pooling on head/Shiro Basti).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

Quickly cutting the hymenal/obstructive tissue (hrimanta) and dilating the vaginal opening (mukha), the surgeon with light/deft hands should pack it with cotton (tula) and bandage.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 23: Vaginal Prolapse and Spasms (Yoni Achhepa)

Surgical technique described: excision of obstructing tissue, vaginal dilation, cotton packing for hemostasis and healing -- a form of vaginal surgery for structural obstruction.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 23: Vaginal Prolapse and Spasms (Yoni Achhepa)

When the fear of re-adhesion arises again, the physician should give Sura (wine/sedation), remove the vaginal cotton packing, and dilate the vaginal opening.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 23: Vaginal Prolapse and Spasms (Yoni Achhepa)

Quickly cutting the hymenal/obstructive tissue (hrimanta) and dilating the vaginal opening (mukha), the surgeon with light/deft hands should pack it with cotton (tula) and bandage.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 22: Vaginal Prolapse and Spasms (Yoni Achhepa)

Before undertaking any of these operations, the physician should first arrange the following materials: Instruments (yantra), sharp surgical tools (shastra), caustics (kshara), fire/cautery (agni), metal probes/rods (shalaka), leeches (jalauka), gourds (labu), bottles (jamba), cotton swabs (vaishti-pichu), threads/sutures (sutra-prota), leaves (patra), bandages (patta), honey (madhu), ghee (ghrita), animal fat (vasa), milk (payas), oil (taila), soothing collyria (tarpana), decoctions (kashaya),

— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 5: Agropaharaniya Adhyaya - Surgical Instruments and Procedures

For maintaining the edge, use a Shatmali (silk-cotton tree, Bombax ceiba) wood block (13).

— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 8: Shastravacharaniya Adhyaya - Sharp Surgical Instruments

After conquering chills, the patient should be sprinkled with comfortably warm water, wrapped in woolen, cotton, or silk garments, placed on a bed scented with Kalaguru (dark aloe), and attended by beautiful women for warmth and comfort.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 39: Jvarapratishedha