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=== Glossary === | === Glossary === | ||
* | *''Sneha'' (स्नेह): Oiliness, unctousness, lubricity, Moisture, Oil | ||
*Vamana ( | *''Vamana'' (वमन): Therapeutic emesis. ''Vamana'' is first of the Bio-cleansing series and consists in causing vomiting of the vitiated ''dosha'' especially ''kapha'' from the upper regions of the body, by means of consuming suitable drugs which are repulsive, nauseating, indigestible and tending to move upwards. Mainly used for diseases manifesting in upper part of body and caused by ''kapha dosha''. | ||
*Virechana ( | *''Virechana'' (विरेचन): therapeutic purgation. ''Virechana'' literally means catharsis, consists in administration of the purgative drugs which are pleasant and tending to move downward in order to eliminate the vitiated ''dosha'' especially Pitta from the lower regions of the body | ||
* | *''Anuvasana'' (अनुवासनं): A form of medicated unctous enema which can be given every day and which doesn’t harm the body even if retained inside. The dose of the ''Anuvasana Basti'' is half to that of ''Sneha Basti''. | ||
* | *''Niruha'' (निरूह): The Medicated enema having more quantity of the decoction prepared out of various drugs and possessing very potent action by which it expels the Dosha out of the body ( ''Niruha'' ) and there by gives relief from the diseases prolongs life and stabilizes the body tissues ( ''Asthapana'' ). | ||
* | *''Ashayalaghava'' (आशय): place in the body that offers a storage for certain element, excreta or food etc. | ||
* | *Shirovirechana (शिरोविरेचन ):A kind of errhine therapy which eliminates the morbid factors out of the head region | ||
* | *[[Panchakarma]] (पञ्चकर्म): Internal Bio-cleansing therapy / Detoxification therapy. Literally means fivefold therapeutic action, is a collective expression for the cleansing of one’s physical constitution. The five fold therapies comprises of Emesis, Catharsis, Decoction enema, Unctuous enema and Errhine therapy. | ||
* | *''Koshtha'' (कोष्ठ): bowel habit | ||
*Shukra ( | *''Shukra'' (शुक्र): The seventh ''dhatu'', whose function is reproduction. Generally equated with Semen; Present in two forms: 1. Pervading the entire body 2. Fertilizing the ovum. It is dominant of ''Jala Mahabhuta''. | ||
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