Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy
author: Pulak Kanti Kar
edition: 2013, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan
pages: 1445
Topic: Ayurveda
Mechanism of Snehgana and Svedana
This chapter describes Mechanism of Snehgana and Svedana located on page 11 from volume Volume 2 in the book Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy compiled by Pulak Kanti Kar. This book presents a Comprehensive view of Panchakarma and includes therapeutic modules and references for the Ayurvedic practitioners. Panchakarma registers the mechanism of the action of Ayurvedic drug..
Volume 2 deals with the architecture and Applied Instruments in Panchakarma:—Different routes as nasal roeute, oral route, vaginal route, urethral route and rectal route are used for the administration of the drugs in Panchakarma.
This book fully covers every detail related to Panchakarma (methods for eliminating toxic elements from the body). For example, this chapter describes Mechanism of Snehgana and Svedana. The five methods are known as Vamana (‘emesis’), Virecana (‘purgation’), Asthapana (‘non-unctuous enema’), Anuvasana (‘unctuous enema’) and Shiro-Virechana (‘head-evacuation’ or ‘snuffing’).
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory [by Bhudeb Mookerjee]
Mercurial operations (2): Boiling of Mercury (svedana). First process. (note: any of the four processes may be observed.) Mercury being bound in a piece of cloth four-folded (i.e., having four folds) is to be boiled for a day in kanji, mixed with pasted trikatu, triphala, chitraka roots, and kanya. This, act of boiling (svedana) is necessary for the removal of remnants of blemishes. Second process....
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita [by Laxmi Maji]
These are as follows: Shophaghna, Shastrakarman, Avapidana, Nirvapana, Sandhana, Svedana, Shamana, Eshana, Shodhana-kashaya, Shodhana-pralepa, Ropana-kashaya, Ropana-pralepa, Shodhana-tailaghrita, Ropana-tailaghrita, Patra, Chadana, Bandhana, Bhojya, Utsadana, Avasadana, Daha, Kathinyakara-dhupana, Mardavakara-dhupana, Kathinyakara-alepana, Mardavakara-alepana, Avacurnana, Ropana, Varnya, Loma-rohana. Six types of surgical procedures were followed....
Read full contents: Ulcers (vrana) according to Caraka
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) [by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society]
He will transgress the limitations of diet and behaviour; As a consequence, his body-mechanism, will be too much strained, disordered or worn out....
Read full contents: Chapter 14 - The Individual and Medicine
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[Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy: index]
[About the Author (Pulak Kanti Kar)]
[Introduction vol 1 (essentials of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 2 (applied Instruments in Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 3 (mechanism of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 4 (practice of Panchakarma)]