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| |1 ||Bolus fomentation (Sankara) || Fomentation by means of bolus containing prescribed drugs with or without being wrapped with cloth. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/41] Application of this type of sudation can be done in the following methods also
| |1 ||Bolus fomentation (Sankara) || Fomentation by means of bolus containing prescribed drugs with or without being wrapped with cloth. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/41] Application of this type of sudation can be done in the following methods also
*Bolus made out of mud or stone or metal is made into red hot. It is then dipped into liquid having sour property. Cover the bolus with woolen or silk cloth. This can be used for sudation
*Bolus made out of mud or stone or metal is made into red hot. It is then dipped into liquid having sour property. Cover the bolus with woolen or silk cloth. This can be used for sudation
Indication: Predominance of [[kapha]][[dosha]] and adipose tissue ([[medadhatu]]), tumors (granthi) and in painful body parts.[A.S. Sutra Sthana 26/7]
Indication: Predominance of [[kapha]][[dosha]] and adipose tissue ([[medadhatu]]), tumors (granthi) and in painful body parts.[A.S. Sutra Sthana 26/7]<>Vridha Vagbhata. Sutra Sthana, Cha.26 Swedavidi Adhyaya verse 7. In: Shivaprasad sharma, Editor. Ashtanga Sangraha. 3rd ed. Varanasi: Chaukhamba sanskrit series office;2012</ref>
*Bolus prepared out of sand, dried cow dung, grains etc, is applied to the affected body parts after dipping in sour liquids. Based on the condition different types of oils or fermented liquid preparations can be used for this.
*Bolus prepared out of sand, dried cow dung, grains etc, is applied to the affected body parts after dipping in sour liquids. Based on the condition different types of oils or fermented liquid preparations can be used for this.