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Just as various kinds of tarnished gold-ornaments get cleansed by washing with oil, cloth and hairs.s also, by the use of salves, aspersions in the eyes, the vision of a person shines brightly like moon in the clear sky. [18-19]

Just as various kinds of tarnished gold-ornaments get cleansed by washing with oil, cloth and hairs.s also, by the use of salves, aspersions in the eyes, the vision of a person shines brightly like moon in the clear sky. [18-19]

==== [[Dhumapana]] (Medicated smoking), its types, directions of use and indications ====

==== [[Dhumapana]] (Inhalation of smoke/vapours), its types, directions of use and indications ====

===== ''Prayogika dhumapana'' (therapeutic smoking for prevention of disease) =====

===== ''Prayogika dhumapana'' (therapeutic inhalation for prevention of disease) =====

हरेणुकां प्रियङ्गुं च पृथ्वीकां केशरं नखम्||२०|

हरेणुकां प्रियङ्गुं च पृथ्वीकां केशरं नखम्||२०|

''Harenuka, priyangu, prithvika, kesara, nakha, hribera, chandana, patra, tvak, ela, ushira, padmaka, dhyamaka, madhuka, mamsi, guggulu, aguru,'' ''sarkara,'' good bark of ''nyagrodha,'' ''asvatha, plakha,'' and ''lodhra, vanya, sarjarasa, musta, saileya, kamala, utpala,'' ''sriveshtaka, sallaki,'' and ''sukabarha'' – all these are macerated, made as  paste and applied on a hollow reed of ''sara'' plant, to the thickness  of ''yava'', on the reed of the size of the thumb and  of  eight ''angula'' (16 cm) in length. After the paste dries, the physician should remove the reed of ''sara'' plant, smear the wick with ''ghee'' and introduce it into the nozzle of the smoking apparatus, and light its front tip with fire and ask the person to inhale its smoke. This is ''prayogiki dhuma'' (daily inhalation for the healthy person) and it bestows comfort. [20-24]

''Harenuka, priyangu, prithvika, kesara, nakha, hribera, chandana, patra, tvak, ela, ushira, padmaka, dhyamaka, madhuka, mamsi, guggulu, aguru,'' ''sarkara,'' good bark of ''nyagrodha,'' ''asvatha, plakha,'' and ''lodhra, vanya, sarjarasa, musta, saileya, kamala, utpala,'' ''sriveshtaka, sallaki,'' and ''sukabarha'' – all these are macerated, made as  paste and applied on a hollow reed of ''sara'' plant, to the thickness  of ''yava'', on the reed of the size of the thumb and  of  eight ''angula'' (16 cm) in length. After the paste dries, the physician should remove the reed of ''sara'' plant, smear the wick with ''ghee'' and introduce it into the nozzle of the smoking apparatus, and light its front tip with fire and ask the person to inhale its smoke. This is ''prayogiki dhuma'' (daily inhalation for the healthy person) and it bestows comfort. [20-24]

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===== ''Snaihika dhumapana'' (lubricatory smoking for reducing dryness) =====

===== ''Snaihika dhumapana'' (inhalation of smoke with unctuous substances for reducing dryness) =====

वसाघृतमधूच्छिष्टैर्युक्तियुक्तैर्वरौषधैः||२५||  

वसाघृतमधूच्छिष्टैर्युक्तियुक्तैर्वरौषधैः||२५||  

One should use a herbal cigar, prepared from animal fat, ''ghee'' and wax and should combine skillfully with the best of drugs belonging to the category of sweat taste, for unctuous smoke. [25-26]

One should use a herbal cigar, prepared from animal fat, ''ghee'' and wax and should combine skillfully with the best of drugs belonging to the category of sweat taste, for unctuous smoke. [25-26]

===== ''Shirovirochana dhumapana'' (purgative smoking for cleansing) =====

===== ''Shirovirochana dhumapana'' (inhalation of smoke with purgative substances for cleansing) =====

श्वेता ज्योतिष्मती चैव हरितालं मनःशिला||२६||  

श्वेता ज्योतिष्मती चैव हरितालं मनःशिला||२६||