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<p style="text-align:justify;">The word ‘pachana’ literally means digestion, cooking, boiling, baking, softening.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, pacana, Page 614.</ref> In medical treatments, it denotes digestion or promoting digestion. It is an important treatment for indigestion. It is intended to remove undigested food/toxins ([[ama]]) from the body and is a prerequisite before purificatory therapies. It is prescribed for the pacification of [[dosha]] in the treatment of mild diseases. [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 14/06]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref>
The word ‘pachana’ literally means digestion, cooking, boiling, baking, softening.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, pacana, Page 614.</ref> In medical treatments, it denotes digestion or promoting digestion. It is an important treatment for indigestion. It is intended to remove undigested food/toxins ([[ama]]) from the body and is a prerequisite before purificatory therapies. It is prescribed for the pacification of [[dosha]] in the treatment of mild diseases. [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 14/06]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref>
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|data2 =Aneesh E.G., Deole Yogesh S.
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|data2 =Aneesh E.G., Deole Y.S.
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|data3 = Basisht G.
 
|data3 = Basisht G.
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|data5 = draneesheg@gmail.com,
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|data6 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Development Centre]], I.T.R.A., Jamnagar, India
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|data6 = April 28, 2021
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|data7 = April 28, 2021
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|data8 = 10.47468/CSNE.2021.e01.s09.052
 
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! Medicines !! Food items
 
! Medicines !! Food items
 
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| | Nagakeshara (Mesua ferrea) [Sha.Pu.04/01] || Curd, buttermilk, vinegar [Su.Sa. ChikitsaSthana 1/25]
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| | Nagakeshara (Mesua ferrea) [Sha.Purvakhanda.04/01]<ref name=Shargadara/> || Curd, buttermilk, vinegar [Su.Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 1/25]<ref name=Susruta/>
 
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| | Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) [A.H Sutra Sthana 6/153] || Citrus fruit (jambeera) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/167],
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| | Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) [A.Hr Sutra Sthana 6/153]<ref name=Hridaya/> || Citrus fruit (jambeera) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/167],
 
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| | Musta (Cyperus rotundus) [A.S.Sutrasthana 12/38] || Jagala (a variety of wine) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/181],
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| | Musta (Cyperus rotundus) [A.S.Sutra sthana 12/38]<ref name=Sangraha/> || Jagala (a variety of wine) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/181],
 
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| | Pippalyadigana [Su.Sa.SutraSthana 38/23] || Asafoetida (hingu) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/299],
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| | Pippalyadigana [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/23]<ref name=Susruta/> || Asafoetida (hingu) [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/299],
 
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| | Vachadigana[Su.Sa.SutraSthana 38/26] || Oil [Su.Sa.SutraSthana 45/112],
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| | Vachadigana[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/26]<ref name=Susruta/> || Oil [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 45/112]<ref name=Susruta/>,
 
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| | Haridradigana[Su.Sa.SutraSthana 38/27] || Scum of gruel prepared with fried paddy (lajamanda)[Su.Sa.SutraSthana 46/340]
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| | Haridradigana[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/27]<ref name=Susruta/> || Scum of gruel prepared with fried paddy (lajamanda)[Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 46/340]<ref name=Susruta/>
 
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| | Mustadigana [Su.Sa.SutraSthana 38/54-55] ||  
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| | Mustadigana [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 38/54-55]<ref name=Susruta/> ||  
 
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===Management of complications of therapy===
 
===Management of complications of therapy===
 
   
 
   
*In therapeutic enema, if the enema medicine is obstructed due to presence of food in gut, then pachana should be prescribed. [Cha.Sa.[[Sddhi Sthana]] 4/35]
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*In therapeutic enema, if the enema medicine is obstructed due to presence of food in gut, then pachana should be prescribed. [Cha.Sa.[[Siddhi Sthana]] 4/35]
*The complications like a fissure in ano (parikartika), fatigue due to improper purification therapies are treated by pachana medicines. [Cha.Sa.[[Siddhia Sthana]] 6/63][Cha.Sa.[[Siddhi Sthana]] 6/93]
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*The complications like a fissure in ano (parikartika), fatigue due to improper purification therapies are treated by pachana medicines. [Cha.Sa.[[Siddhi Sthana]] 6/63], [Cha.Sa.[[Siddhi Sthana]] 6/93]
    
==Precautions==
 
==Precautions==
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==More information==
 
==More information==
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[[Langhanabrimhaniya Adhyaya]]
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[[Langhanabrimhaniya Adhyaya]], [[Deepana]], [[Panchakarma]]
    
== Abbreviations ==
 
== Abbreviations ==
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Cha. = Charak, Su. = Sushruta, A. = Ashtanga, S. = Sangraha, Hr. = Hridayam, Sha = Sharangadara, Sa. = Samhita.
 
Cha. = Charak, Su. = Sushruta, A. = Ashtanga, S. = Sangraha, Hr. = Hridayam, Sha = Sharangadara, Sa. = Samhita.
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