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