The pachana medicine is applied externally in the form of poultice [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 20/52]<ref name= Susruta> Sushruta. Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005.</ref>, topical applications etc. E.g.application of alkali (kshara) over inflammatory swelling (vranashopha) for suppuration. [Su.Sa.SutraSthana 11/05]<ref name=Susruta/>
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The pachana medicine is applied externally in the form of poultice [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 20/52]<ref name= Susruta> Sushruta. Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005.</ref>, topical applications etc. E.g.application of alkali (kshara) over inflammatory swelling (vranashopha) for suppuration. [Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana 11/05]<ref name=Susruta/>