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== Duration of the procedure<ref name="ref1" /> ==  
== Duration of the procedure<ref name="ref1" /> ==  
Dhara has to be continued until the person gets sweating.
Dhara has to be continued until the person gets sweating.
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Dosha/guna  involved'''
!'''Duration'''
|-
|Ruksha/Pitta  associated vata diseases
|96  minutes
|-
|Snigdha/kapha  associated
|72  minutes
|}
'''Period of reusage of dhara dravya'''
The medicated liquids used for dhara can be reused for multiple sessions in the same patient based on their potency and form. The details are given in the following table.
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Dhara  dravya'''
!'''Period  of reusage'''
|-
|Kwatha(decoction)
|1  day
|-
|Milk
|1  day
|-
|Tender  coconut water
|1  day
|-
|Dhanyamla
|3  days
|-
|Sneha
|Sneha  should be changed after 3 days, and then fresh sneha must be used for the  next 3 days and on the seventh day both can be mixed and used.
|}