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Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Hidhmā (हिध्मा) refers to “hiccup”, mentioned in verse 4.8-16 and 15.17, 27 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] From the suppression again of belching (result) anorexia, tremo, oppression in the heart (region) and the chest, inflation, cough, and hiccup [viz., hidhmā]; in this case the remedy (is) as in hiccup. [...] From the stoppage of cough (result) its increase, dyspnea, anorexia, heart-disease, desiccation, and hiccup [viz., hidhmā]. In this case a still more cough-destroying application (is) to be made”.

Note: Hidhmāvat [hidhma] (“as in hiccup”) [has been] rendered plurally: shyigs-bu-dag daṅ ’dra (“as in hiccups”), there being several kinds of hiccup (cf. III.4.19).—The spelling hidhmā occurs throughout the present text and hence has been retained despite Böhtlingk’s assertion (pw vii p. 274) that it is, like hikvā and hiṣkā, corrupt for hikkā. Müller (WZKSO iii p. 14) is of opinion that it derives from popular usage.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Hidhmā (हिध्मा):—Hiccough

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Starts with: Hidhmaprada.

Full-text: Hikka.

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