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