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<p style="text-align:justify;">The term ‘nasya’ denotes ‘being in the nose’ or ‘belonging to nose’.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, Nasya, Page 532</ref> It is one among the five purification procedures ([[panchakarma]]). In this procedure, the medicines are instilled through the nostrils. It is indicated in the diseases of head and associated structures.[A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 20/1]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref> Considering the therapeutic efficacy, it is used to treat a wide spectrum of diseases ranging from headache to infertility.  
The term ‘nasya’ denotes ‘being in the nose’ or ‘belonging to nose’.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, Nasya, Page 532</ref> It is one among the five purification procedures ([[panchakarma]]). In this procedure, the medicines are instilled through the nostrils. It is indicated in the diseases of head and associated structures.[A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 20/1]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref> Considering the therapeutic efficacy, it is used to treat a wide spectrum of diseases ranging from headache to infertility.  
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Cha. = Charak, Su. = Sushruta, A. = Ashtanga, S. = Sangraha, Hr. = Hridayam, Sa. = Samhita, Sha. = Sharangadara, Ka. = Kashyapa
Cha. = Charak, Su. = Sushruta, A. = Ashtanga, S. = Sangraha, Hr. = Hridayam, Sa. = Samhita, Sha. = Sharangadara, Ka. = Kashyapa
==List of References==
The list of references for Nasya in Charak Samhita can be seen[[Media:Reference_of_word_nasya_in_Charaka_Samhita.pdf| here]]


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