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This quantity brings jointly choices from the Sanskrit classics of the Ayurveda physicians Caraka, Susruta, Kasyapa, Vagabhata and Sarngadhara who reside among the mid-first millennium BC and the fourteenth century advert.
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Sweating' has been described above (p. mersion' (av~giihana} is described elsewhere as a long soak in a bath, enher m water: or m a v~nety of medicated substances like oil, ghee, milk, or herbal decocnons. The. three enemas' are niriiha (herbal infusions and decoctions), anuviisana (medicated oils), and uttarabasti (urethral or vaginal douches). 11 On therapies such as sweating, see p. 6 above. These characteristics, 'oily, warm, light' are not general terms, but form part of the twenty-fold formal classification of qualities that is used in ayurveda.
It shows a genuine 'summary' verses at the very end of the chapter, which are pre- sense ~f enquiry and an attempt to apply rigorous logic to a subsumably part of an oral mnemonic tradition of some sort. But ject which is usually taken as an article of faith. There are many we do not really know what these verses are doing here. interesting philosophical points made in the course of this part of the chapter which properly deserve separate, fuller treatment as part of the evolution of logic and debate in early India?
Prudent man should have an enema and also a nasal treatment. for things should apply the above in the proper sequence and as appropriate. Effective rejuvenation and aphrodisiac therapies too should be applied. In this way, the body tissues will remain in their natural state, and diseases will not arise in them. The body tissues will be reinforced, and the aging process will be retarded. This therapy is recommended for preventing ailments from starting. But the therapy for other, inherent ailments is described elsewhere.