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The rukshana therapy is applied in two ways like internal administration and external application
 
The rukshana therapy is applied in two ways like internal administration and external application
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'''Internal administration:''' Arishta (self-fermented decoctions), pippali (Piper longum), pathya (Terminalia chebula), guggulu (Commiphora mukul), triphala (Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellirica), honey [A.Hr Sutra Sthana 16/34]<ref name=Hridaya/>, and lekhana basti (therapeutic enema with scrapping action). [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 15/32]<ref name= Susruta> Sushruta. Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005.</ref> acts as rukshana.
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'''Internal administration:''' Arishta (self-fermented decoctions), pippali (Piper longum), pathya (Terminalia chebula), guggulu (Commiphora mukul), triphala (Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellirica), honey [A.Hr Sutra Sthana 16/34]<ref name=Hridaya/>, and lekhana [[basti]] (therapeutic enema with scrapping action). [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 15/32]<ref name= Susruta> Sushruta. Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005.</ref> acts as rukshana.
    
'''External application:''' Powder massage (udwartana), pouring sour fermented cereals liquid over the body (dhanyamladhara), pouring medicated buttermilk over the body (takradhara), fomentation with sand (valuka sweda), external application of dry powders imparts rukshana.
 
'''External application:''' Powder massage (udwartana), pouring sour fermented cereals liquid over the body (dhanyamladhara), pouring medicated buttermilk over the body (takradhara), fomentation with sand (valuka sweda), external application of dry powders imparts rukshana.
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