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| |1 ||Bolus fomentation (Sankara Sweda) || In this method, a bolus of various natural materials (herbs or mud or cow dung or sand) is heated and applied to the affected part. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/41] This is generally used for local fomentation due to predominance of [[kapha dosha]], adipose tissue ([[meda dhatu]]), tumors (granthi) and on painful body parts.[A.S. Sutra Sthana 26/7] | | |1 ||Bolus fomentation (Sankara Sweda) || In this method, a bolus of various natural materials (herbs or mud or cow dung or sand) is heated and applied to the affected part. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/41] This is generally used for local fomentation due to predominance of [[kapha]] [[dosha]], adipose tissue ([[meda dhatu]]), tumors (granthi) and on painful body parts.[A.S. Sutra Sthana 26/7] | ||
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