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== Time and frequency ==
== Time and frequency ==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Prayogika'''
!'''Snaihika'''
!'''Vairechaanika'''
|-
|'''Two times a day'''
|Once a day till lacrimation in eyes starts
|Three to four times per day
|-
|Acc. to acharya Charak, there are eightspecific times when it can be done
[Ch.Sa.SutraSthana5/58]
1. Snatva (After bathing)
2. Bhuktva (After eating)
3. Samulikhya (After vomiting)
4. Kshutva (After sneezing)
5. Dantanighrishya (After brushing teeth)
6. Navanante (After nasya)
7. Anjanante (After applying anjana)
8. Nidrante (After waking up)
Acc. To Acharya Sushrut four specific times to do[Su.Sa. ChikitsaSthana 40/13]
1. After brushing teeth
2. After bathing
3. After consuming food
4. After any surgical procedure
|Acc. to acharya Sushrut
[Su.Sa.ChikitsaSthana, 40/13]
1. After evacuation of urine and faeces
2. After sneezing
3. After laughing
4. After coitus
5. After anger
|Acc. to acharya Sushrut
[Su.Sa.ChikitsaSthana, 40/13]
1. After bathing
2. After day sleep (divashayan)
3. After vomiting
|}