Talk:Pachana: Difference between revisions
Created page with "The word pachana literally means causing to cook or boil, softening, digestive. The act of cooking or baking <ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary..." |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
! Drugs !! Food items | ! Drugs !! Food items | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | | Mesua ferrea (Nagakesara) [Sha.Pu.04/01]<ref name=Shargadara/> || Curd, buttermilk, vinegar [Su.Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 1/25]<ref name=Susruta/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | | Terminalia chebula (Haritaki) [A.Hr Sutra Sthana 6/153]<ref name=Hridaya/> || Citrus fruit (jambheera) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/167], | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | | Cyperus rotundus (Musta) [A.S.Sutra sthana 12/38]<ref name=Sangraha/> || Jagala (a variety of wine) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/181], | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | Pippalyadigana [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/23] || Asafoetida (hingu) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/299], | | | Pippalyadigana [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/23]<ref name=Susruta/> || Asafoetida (hingu) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/299], | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | Vachadigana [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/26] || Oil [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 45/112], | | | Vachadigana [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/26]<ref name=Susruta/> || Oil [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 45/112]<ref name=Susruta/>, | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | Haridradigana[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/27] || Scum of gruel prepared with fried paddy (laja manda)[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 46/340] | | | Haridradigana[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/27]<ref name=Susruta/> || Scum of gruel prepared with fried paddy (laja manda)[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 46/340]<ref name=Susruta/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | Mustadigana [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/54-55] || | | | Mustadigana [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/54-55]<ref name=Susruta/> || | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
| Line 63: | Line 63: | ||
Time of administration of drugs for pachana: Before and after food (samudgam). [A.S Sutra Sthana 23/20]<ref name= Sangraha> Vridha Vagbhata, Ashtanga Sangraha. Edited by Shivaprasad Sharma. 3rd ed. Varanasi: Chaukhamba sanskrit series office;2012.</ref> According to Shargadhara the medicines for pachana should be administered at night. [Sha.Pu.2/12]<ref name=Shargadara/> | Time of administration of drugs for pachana: Before and after food (samudgam). [A.S Sutra Sthana 23/20]<ref name= Sangraha> Vridha Vagbhata, Ashtanga Sangraha. Edited by Shivaprasad Sharma. 3rd ed. Varanasi: Chaukhamba sanskrit series office;2012.</ref> According to Shargadhara the medicines for pachana should be administered at night. [Sha.Pu.2/12]<ref name=Shargadara/> | ||
Taste (rasa) with pachana property : Salt (lavana), bitter (tikta) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 26/43], sour (amla) [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 10/10]<ref name=Hridaya/>, spicy (katu). [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 10/17]<ref name=Hridaya/> | Taste (rasa) with pachana property : Salt (lavana), bitter (tikta) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 26/43], sour (amla) [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 10/10]<ref name=Hridaya/>, spicy (katu). [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 10/17]<ref name=Hridaya/> | ||
==General indications for Pachana== | ==General indications for Pachana== | ||
| Line 71: | Line 71: | ||
*Based on the extent of [[dosha]]: If [[ama]] spreads all over the body [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/75] | *Based on the extent of [[dosha]]: If [[ama]] spreads all over the body [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/75] | ||
*Based on strength of patient: For patient having moderate strength | *Based on strength of patient: For patient having moderate strength | ||
*If [[ama]] is involved [Cha.Sa.[[ | *If [[ama]] is involved [Cha.Sa.[[Siddhi Sthana]] 8/44] | ||
==Importance of pachana as treatment modality== | ==Importance of pachana as treatment modality== | ||
*Pachana is one among the four techniques mentioned in Ayurveda to stop bleeding.[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 14/39]<ref name=Susruta/> By the application of powders at the site the bleeding can be stopped. | *Pachana is one among the four techniques mentioned in Ayurveda to stop bleeding.[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 14/39]<ref name=Susruta/> By the application of powders at the site the bleeding can be stopped. | ||
*It is one among the methods to remove the unfixed foreign body from the body. [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/04]<ref name=Susruta/>. By suppurating the foreign body it can be easily removed from the body. | |||
*It is one among the eight kinds of treatments advocated for inflammatory swelling (vruna sopha).[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 37/9]<ref name=Susruta/> By the application of drugs that are hot in potency the pachana of swelling is attained. | |||
*It is one among the 60 methods of treatment of wounds. [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 1/8]<ref name=Susruta/> | |||
*It is one among the pacification therapies(shamana). [A.Hr Sutra Sthana 14/06]<ref name=Hridaya/> | |||
*It is one among the ten types of topical applications (alepa). [A.S. Uttara Sthana 30/08]<ref name=Sangraha/> | |||
==Importance in management of disease== | ==Importance in management of disease== | ||