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==Action of different types of sweda on [[dosha]]== | ==Action of different types of sweda on [[dosha]]== | ||
*Tapa and bashpa sweda : Mitigates [[kapha]] | |||
*Upanaha sweda : Mitigates [[vata]] | |||
*Drava sweda: Mitigates [[pitta]][[dosha]] associated with [[kapha]] | |||
*Niragnisweda: Mitigates [[vata]] associated with [[kapha]] and adipose tissue ([[meda dhatu]])[Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 32/14-15]<ref name=Susruta/> | |||
In the diseases caused due to the suppression of natural urges, swedana is indicated to relieve the obstruction of [[vata]]. It is an important treatment in initial stage of fever [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/142], accumulation of metabolic wastes (ama condition) [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 2/13], piles (arsha) [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana 14/250] and hemiplegia (pakshaghata). [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana 28/100] | In the diseases caused due to the suppression of natural urges, swedana is indicated to relieve the obstruction of [[vata]]. It is an important treatment in initial stage of fever [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/142], accumulation of metabolic wastes (ama condition) [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 2/13], piles (arsha) [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana 14/250] and hemiplegia (pakshaghata). [Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana 28/100] | ||