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<p style="text-align:justify;">The word ‘pachana’ literally means digestion, cooking, boiling, baking, softening.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, pacana, Page 614.</ref> In medical treatments, it denotes digestion or promoting digestion. It is an important treatment for indigestion. It is intended to remove undigested food/toxins ([[ama]]) from the body and is a prerequisite before purificatory therapies. It is prescribed for the pacification of [[dosha]] in the treatment of mild diseases. [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 14/06]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref> | |||
The word ‘pachana’ literally means digestion, cooking, boiling, baking, softening.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, pacana, Page 614.</ref> In medical treatments, it denotes digestion or promoting digestion. It is an important treatment for indigestion. It is intended to remove undigested food/toxins ([[ama]]) from the body and is a prerequisite before purificatory therapies. It is prescribed for the pacification of [[dosha]] in the treatment of mild diseases. [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 14/06]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref> | </p> | ||
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|data2 =Aneesh E.G., Deole | |data2 = Aneesh E.G., [[Yogesh Deole|Deole Y.S.]] | ||
|label3 = Reviewed and Edited by | |label3 =Reviewed and Edited by | ||
|data3 = Basisht G. | |data3 = [[Gopal Basisht|Basisht G.]] | ||
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|data5 = carakasamhita@gmail.com | |data5 = draneesheg@gmail.com, | ||
dryogeshdeole@gmail.com, | |||
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|data6 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Development Centre]], I.T.R.A., Jamnagar, India | |||
| | |label7 = Date of first publication: | ||
| | |data7 = April 28, 2021 | ||
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| | |data8 = 10.47468/CSNE.2021.e01.s09.052 | ||
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===Management of complications of therapy=== | ===Management of complications of therapy=== | ||
*In therapeutic enema, if the enema medicine is obstructed due to presence of food in gut, then pachana should be prescribed. [Cha.Sa.[[ | *In therapeutic enema, if the enema medicine is obstructed due to presence of food in gut, then pachana should be prescribed. [Cha.Sa.[[Siddhi Sthana]] 4/35] | ||
*The complications like a fissure in ano (parikartika), fatigue due to improper purification therapies are treated by pachana medicines. [Cha.Sa.[[ | *The complications like a fissure in ano (parikartika), fatigue due to improper purification therapies are treated by pachana medicines. [Cha.Sa.[[Siddhi Sthana]] 6/63], [Cha.Sa.[[Siddhi Sthana]] 6/93] | ||
==Precautions== | ==Precautions== | ||
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==More information== | ==More information== | ||
[[Langhanabrimhaniya Adhyaya]] | [[Langhanabrimhaniya Adhyaya]], [[Deepana]], [[Panchakarma]] | ||
== Abbreviations == | == Abbreviations == | ||
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Cha. = Charak, Su. = Sushruta, A. = Ashtanga, S. = Sangraha, Hr. = Hridayam, Sha = Sharangadara, Sa. = Samhita. | Cha. = Charak, Su. = Sushruta, A. = Ashtanga, S. = Sangraha, Hr. = Hridayam, Sha = Sharangadara, Sa. = Samhita. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||