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==== [[Dhumapana]] (Inhalation of smoke/vapours), its types, directions of use and indications ====

==== [[Dhumapana]] (Inhalation of smoke/vapours), its types, directions of use and indications ====

===== ''Prayogika dhumapana'' (therapeutic inhalation for prevention of disease) =====

===== ''Prayogika [[dhumapana]]'' (therapeutic inhalation for prevention of disease) =====

हरेणुकां प्रियङ्गुं च पृथ्वीकां केशरं नखम्||२०|

हरेणुकां प्रियङ्गुं च पृथ्वीकां केशरं नखम्||२०|

snehAktAmagnisampluShTAM pibet prAyogikIM sukhAm|25|  

snehAktAmagnisampluShTAM pibet prAyogikIM sukhAm|25|  

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''Harenuka, priyangu, prithvika, kesara, nakha, hribera, chandana, patra, tvak, ela, ushira, padmaka, dhyamaka, madhuka, mamsi, guggulu, aguru,'' ''sarkara,'' good bark of ''nyagrodha,'' ''asvatha, plakha,'' and ''lodhra, vanya, sarjarasa, musta, saileya, kamala, utpala,'' ''sriveshtaka, sallaki,'' and ''sukabarha'' – all these are macerated, made as  paste and applied on a hollow reed of ''sara'' plant, to the thickness  of ''yava'', on the reed of the size of the thumb and  of  eight ''angula'' (16 cm) in length. After the paste dries, the physician should remove the reed of ''sara'' plant, smear the wick with ''ghee'' and introduce it into the nozzle of the smoking apparatus, and light its front tip with fire and ask the person to inhale its smoke. This is ''prayogiki dhuma'' (daily inhalation for the healthy person) and it bestows comfort. [20-24]

Harenuka, priyangu, prithvika, kesara, nakha, hribera, chandana, patra, tvak, ela, ushira, padmaka, dhyamaka, madhuka, mamsi, guggulu, aguru,'' ''sarkara,'' good bark of ''nyagrodha,'' ''asvatha, plakha,'' and ''lodhra, vanya, sarjarasa, musta, saileya, kamala, utpala,'' ''sriveshtaka, sallaki,'' and ''sukabarha'' – all these are macerated, made as  paste and applied on a hollow reed of ''sara'' plant, to the thickness  of ''yava'', on the reed of the size of the thumb and  of  eight ''angula'' (16 cm) in length. After the paste dries, the physician should remove the reed of ''sara'' plant, smear the wick with ''ghee'' and introduce it into the nozzle of the smoking apparatus, and light its front tip with fire and ask the person to inhale its smoke. This is ''prayogiki dhuma'' (daily inhalation for the healthy person) and it bestows comfort. [20-24]

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===== ''Snaihika dhumapana'' (inhalation of smoke with unctuous substances for reducing dryness) =====

===== ''Snaihika dhumapana'' (inhalation of smoke with unctuous substances for reducing dryness) =====