Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy
author: Pulak Kanti Kar
edition: 2013, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan
pages: 1445
Topic: Ayurveda
Aushadhi matra of virechana
This chapter describes Aushadhi matra of virechana located on page 478 from volume Volume 4 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 4 deals with the principles and Practice of Panchakarma:—The subject is presented in such a way that Ayurvedic people can realise the matter with a ration vision and can perform the therapy in daily practice.
This book fully covers every detail related to Panchakarma (methods for eliminating toxic elements from the body). For example, this chapter describes Aushadhi matra of virechana. 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Aushadhi matra of virechana” according to 111 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) [by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat]
Just a potent (divine) medicine has to be administered in very small doses like Matra (matra—a concentrated drug prepared by chemical process); or tin is converted into silver by alchemy (lit. by treating it with mercury); or in order to dissolve salt, water is profusely poured over it several (2-4) times; in that way the miseries of life (mundane existence), come to an end, when one (first) experiences a little (spiritual) pleasure and then pursues its practice repeatedly with all one s heart....
Read full contents: Verse 18.36
Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) [by S. Anusha]
(e) Mantra, Aushadhi and Indrajala: In the first sarga, the text (Nitiprakashika I. 49), however, talks about seven upayas and the commentary Tattvavivriti while explaining, lists mantra, aushadhi and indrajala in addition to the four upayas mentioned above: [. . . ] But in concluding sarga there is just the elucidation of the four different upayas of sama,dana, bheda and danda and no mention of the other three upayas–mantra, aushadhi and indrajala....
Read full contents: Upayas (Nitiprakashika VIII. 73-9)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
The order of the genesis of the tan-matras is described by some as follows: first the bhutadi, from it shabda-tan-matra, and from that the akasha; again, from akasha comes sparsha-tan-matra (vibration-potential), followed by vayu; from vayu comes the rupa-tan-matra (light-potential) and from that tejas (light and heat); from tejas comes rasa-tan-matra (taste-potential), and thence water; from water comes gandha-tan-matra (smell-potential), and from that earth....
Read full contents: Part 5 - Acit or Primeval Matter: the Prakriti and its modifications
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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)]