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| === Glossary === | | === Glossary === |
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− | 1. Siddhisthāna (siddhisthAna; सिद्धिस्थान): - Section dealing with such measures leading to the success in the administration of Panchkarma.
| + | #Siddhisthāna (siddhisthAna; सिद्धिस्थान): - Section dealing with such measures leading to the success in the administration of Panchkarma. |
− | 2. Panchkarma (pa~jcakarma; पञ्चकर्म): - Internal bio-cleansing therapy.
| + | #Panchkarma (pa~jcakarma; पञ्चकर्म): - Internal bio-cleansing therapy. Literally means fivefold therapeutic procedures comprises of vamana-karma, Virechana-karma, anuvāsana-basti, asthāpana-basti and shirovirechna. |
− | Literally means fivefold therapeutic procedures comprises of vamana-karma, Virechana-karma, anuvāsana-basti, asthāpana-basti and shirovirechna. | + | #Vamana-karma (vamana-karma, वमन-कर्म): (therapeutic emesis)- vamana is the first procedure of bio-cleansing therapy and causes vomiting of the vitiated dosha. Mainly used for diseases manifesting in upper part of body and caused by kapha-dosha |
− | 3. Vamana-karma (vamana-karma, वमन-कर्म): (therapeutic emesis)- vamana is the first procedure of bio-cleansing therapy and causes vomiting of the vitiated dosha. Mainly used for diseases manifesting in upper part of body and caused by kapha-dosha
| + | #Virechana-karma (virechana-karma; विरेचन-कर्म): (therapeutic purgation)- virechana literally means catharsis, consists in administration of the purgative drugs which are pleasant and tending to move downward in order to eliminate the vitiated dosha especially pitta through the anus. |
− | 4. Virechana-karma (virechana-karma; विरेचन-कर्म): (therapeutic purgation)- virechana literally means catharsis, consists in administration of the purgative drugs which are pleasant and tending to move downward in order to eliminate the vitiated dosha especially pitta through the anus.
| + | #Anuvāsana-basti (anuvasana-basti; अनुवासन-बस्ति): -A form of medicated unctuous enema which can be given every day and which doesn’t harm the body even if retained inside. |
− | 5. Anuvāsana-basti (anuvasana-basti; अनुवासन-बस्ति): -A form of medicated unctuous enema which can be given every day and which doesn’t harm the body even if retained inside.
| + | #Āsthāpana-basti (asthapana-basti; आस्थापन-बस्ति) -The medicated enema having more quantity of the decoction prepared out of various drugs and possessing very potent action by which it expels the dosha out of the body and there by gives relief from the diseases, prolongs life and stabilizes the body tissues. Nirūha-basti is another name of asthāpana-basti. |
− | 6. Āsthāpana-basti (asthapana-basti; आस्थापन-बस्ति) -The medicated enema having more quantity of the decoction prepared out of various drugs and possessing very potent action by which it expels the dosha out of the body and there by gives relief from the diseases, prolongs life and stabilizes the body tissues. Nirūha-basti is another name of asthāpana-basti.
| + | #Shirovirechna (शिरोविरेचन) -A kind of errhine or head-evacuative therapy which eliminates the morbid factors out of the head region. |
− | 7. Shirovirechna (शिरोविरेचन) -A kind of errhine or head-evacuative therapy which eliminates the morbid factors out of the head region.
| + | #Avamya (avamya; अवम्य)- Person unsuitable or unfit for vamana-karma. |
− | 8. Avamya (avamya; अवम्य)- Person unsuitable or unfit for vamana-karma.
| + | #Vamya (vamya; वम्य) – Person suitable or fit for vamana-karma. |
− | 9. Vamya (vamya; वम्य) – Person suitable or fit for vamana-karma.
| + | #Avirecya (avirecya; अविरेच्य) –Person unfit for virechana-karma. |
− | 10. Avirecya (avirecya; अविरेच्य) –Person unfit for virechana-karma.
| + | #Virecya (virecya; विरेच्य) - Person fit for virechana-karma. |
− | 11. Virecya (virecya; विरेच्य) - Person fit for virechana-karma.
| + | #Anāsthāpya (अनास्थाप्य) - Person unfit for asthāpana-basti. |
− | 12. Anāsthāpya (अनास्थाप्य) - Person unfit for asthāpana-basti.
| + | #Āsthāpya (आस्थाप्य) - Person fit for asthāpana-basti. |
− | 13. Āsthāpya (आस्थाप्य) - Person fit for asthāpana-basti.
| + | #Ananuvāsya (अननुवास्य)- Person unfit for anuvāsana-basti. |
− | 14. Ananuvāsya (अननुवास्य)- Person unfit for anuvāsana-basti.
| + | #Anuvāsya (अनुवास्य) - Person fit for anuvāsana-basti. |
− | 15. Anuvāsya (अनुवास्य) - Person fit for anuvāsana-basti.
| + | #Aśirovirecanārha (अशिरोविरेचनार्ह) - Person unfit for shirovirechna. |
− | 16. Aśirovirecanārha (अशिरोविरेचनार्ह) - Person unfit for shirovirechna.
| + | #Śirovirecanārha (शिरोविरेचनार्ह) - Person fit for shirovirechna. |
− | 17. Śirovirecanārha (शिरोविरेचनार्ह) - Person fit for shirovirechna.
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| === Bibliography === | | === Bibliography === |