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− | | + | <p style="text-align:justify;">The term 'sweda' means sweat or perspiration. It is one among three metabolic excretory products ([[mala]]) like urine ([[mutra]]) and stools ([[purisha]]). These are also known as [[dushya]] (which get vitiated). [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 1/13]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref> Excretory products ([[mala]]) are important in human physiology. They are formed in routine physiological and metabolic activities in the body. It is important to cleanse or purify body by removing the wastes. If accumulated, the [[mala]] have ability to pollute [[dosha]] and [[dhatu]] of the body. |
− | The term 'sweda' means sweat or perspiration. It is one among three metabolic excretory products ([[mala]]) like urine ([[mutra]]) and stools ([[purisha]]). These are also known as [[dushya]] (which get vitiated). [A.Hr.Sutra Sthana 1/13]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref> Excretory products ([[mala]]) are important in human physiology. They are formed in routine physiological and metabolic activities in the body. It is important to cleanse or purify body by removing the wastes. If accumulated, the [[mala]] have ability to pollute [[dosha]] and [[dhatu]] of the body. | + | <br/>Perspiration or sweating (sweda) is important for removing wastes formed in skin and maintain body temperature i.e. thermoregulation. Sweda is basically the end product of [[meda dhatu]] metabolism. This article describes concept and applications of sweda in [[Ayurveda]] and contemporary sciences. </p> |
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