Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy
author: Pulak Kanti Kar
edition: 2013, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan
pages: 1445
Topic: Ayurveda
Applied Instruments
This chapter describes Applied Instruments located on page 160 from volume Volume 3 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 3 deals with the mechanism of Panchakarma and its module of Investigation:—The utensils and instruments, which were used in ancient period, are mentioned here along with their modulated form which can be used in the sophisticated set up.
This book fully covers every detail related to Panchakarma (methods for eliminating toxic elements from the body). For example, this chapter describes Applied Instruments. 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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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) [by Bhagyashree Sarma]
Moreover, the Vishnudharmottarapurana catagorises string instrument, wind instrument, solid instrument and percussion instrument as tata, sushira, ghana and avanaddha respectively. The pictures of some modern instruments, which fall under these four categories are shown here. Figures: String Instruments: Guitar , Violin ; Wind Instruments: Flute , Trumpet ; Solid Instrument: Bell ; Percussion Instrument: Tabla ....
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Puppetry in Assam [by Gitali Saikia]
Invention of metal also added some musical instrument. As puppetry is a folk performing art, the musical instruments used in puppetry are also folk. No one can claim as inventor of folk musical instrument. These types of musical instruments are made by traditional way with easily available materials. Musical instruments can classified under four categories— a....
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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) [by A. Yamuna Devi]
Musical instruments (e. g. , Stringed, Percussions, Cymbals and Wind-blown). Amarakosha after defining the notes, tones and harmony, mentions the various instruments begining with vaditra. Vaditra (I. 6. 6; p. 49)– A musical instrument: Amarakosha says that the vaditra or atodya is a musical instrument which has all the characteristics of the four types of music....
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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)]