− | | + | <p style="text-align:justify;">The word ‘rukshana’ means drying or absorbing the moisture. It is a therapy to reduce excess body fluids, fat or corpulence.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, Rukshana, Page 885</ref>,<ref>VC Patil. Principles and practice of pancakarma. NewDelhi:Chaukhabha publications;2016.Chapter79, Purvakarma (Preparatory Therapies);p.64.</ref> Rukshana is one of the six treatment modalities in Ayurveda. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 22/04] It is a type of [[langhana]] (reducing) therapy. Rukshana therapy is indicated in diseases due to over nutrition, excess [[kapha]][[dosha]], excess body fluids. The diseases like obesity, edema, obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes, ascites are treated with rukshana therapy. This therapy is widely used in the case of metabolic syndrome. </p> |
− | The word ‘rukshana’ means drying or absorbing the moisture. It is a therapy to reduce excess body fluids, fat or corpulence.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, Rukshana, Page 885</ref>,<ref>VC Patil. Principles and practice of pancakarma. NewDelhi:Chaukhabha publications;2016.Chapter79, Purvakarma (Preparatory Therapies);p.64.</ref> Rukshana is one of the six treatment modalities in Ayurveda. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 22/04] It is a type of [[langhana]] (reducing) therapy. Rukshana therapy is indicated in diseases due to over nutrition, excess [[kapha]][[dosha]], excess body fluids. The diseases like obesity, edema, obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes, ascites are treated with rukshana therapy. This therapy is widely used in the case of metabolic syndrome. | |