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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. | ||
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!'''Dosha/guna involved''' | |||
!'''Duration''' | |||
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|Ruksha/Pitta associated vata diseases | |||
|96 minutes | |||
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|Snigdha/kapha associated | |||
|72 minutes | |||
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'''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. | |||
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!'''Dhara dravya''' | |||
!'''Period of reusage''' | |||
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|Kwatha(decoction) | |||
|1 day | |||
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|Milk | |||
|1 day | |||
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|Tender coconut water | |||
|1 day | |||
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|Dhanyamla | |||
|3 days | |||
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|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. | |||
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