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| | 2 ||Lying on a medicinal mattress prepared for the therapeutic purpose (Prastara Sweda) ||A mattress is prepared with various medicinal materials and covered with silk cloth, woolen pieces or leaves of Ricinus communis (eranda), Calotropis gigantean (arka), etc. After proper oleation (snehana), the individual is advised to lie on this mattress. Generally, corn, pulses, steamed boneless meat (vesavara), sweet porridge, a boiled mixture of pulses and cereals (krishara), etc. are used for preparing the mattress. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/42] This method is used for whole-body fomentation.
| | 2 ||Lying on a medicinal mattress prepared for the therapeutic purpose (Prastara Sweda) ||A mattress is prepared with various medicinal materials and covered with silk cloth, woolen pieces or leaves of Ricinus communis (eranda), Calotropis gigantean (arka), etc. After proper oleation ([[snehana]]), the individual is advised to lie on this mattress. Generally, corn, pulses, steamed boneless meat (vesavara), sweet porridge, a boiled mixture of pulses and cereals (krishara), etc. are used for preparing the mattress. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/42] This method is used for whole-body fomentation.
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| | 3 || Steam fomentation using a tube (Nadi Sweda) ||In this method, fomentation is done by using medicinal steam vapors through a hollow tube. This method is generally used for localized fomentation on a particular body part. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/43]
| | 3 || Steam fomentation using a tube (Nadi Sweda) ||In this method, fomentation is done by using medicinal steam vapors through a hollow tube. This method is generally used for localized fomentation on a particular body part. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/43]