Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy
author: Pulak Kanti Kar
edition: 2013, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan
pages: 1445
Topic: Ayurveda
Jalauka avacharana
This chapter describes Jalauka avacharana located on page 831 from volume Volume 4 in the book Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy compiled by Pulak Kanti Kar. This book presents a Comprehensive view of Panchakarma and includes therapeutic modules and references for the Ayurvedic practitioners. Panchakarma registers the mechanism of the action of Ayurvedic drug..
Volume 4 deals with the principles and Practice of Panchakarma:—The subject is presented in such a way that Ayurvedic people can realise the matter with a ration vision and can perform the therapy in daily practice.
This book fully covers every detail related to Panchakarma (methods for eliminating toxic elements from the body). For example, this chapter describes Jalauka avacharana. The five methods are known as Vamana (‘emesis’), Virecana (‘purgation’), Asthapana (‘non-unctuous enema’), Anuvasana (‘unctuous enema’) and Shiro-Virechana (‘head-evacuation’ or ‘snuffing’).
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Jalauka avacharana” according to 6 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) [by A. Yamuna Devi]
Saini, Post Paninian systems of Sanskrit grammar, p. 118 (* 2) It may be noted that the term jaluka used by Bhoja has been termed jalauka by both Amarakosha and Kshirasvamin 266...
Read full contents: Kshirasvamin’s citations of Bhoja
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana [by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna]
The term Jalauka (leeches) may be etymologically interpreted to mean creatures whose life (Ayu) or whose longevity is in, or depends upon, water, whereas the derivative meaning of the term Jalauka (leeches) is based upon the fact of their dwelling (“Oka”—dwelling place) in water (Jala). Leeches may be divided into twelve distinct species of which six are venomous, and six non-venomous....
Read full contents: Chapter XIII - Usage of leeches
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) [by Geetika Kaw Kher]
King Jalauka built various Siva temples. His religious preceptor is said to have been the Saiva Siddha Avadhuta, who Kalhana records vanquished various followers of Buddha. His queen Isanadevi as Kalhana records got a Matrkacakra constructed....
Read full contents: Traces of Lakulisa-Pasupata order in North India
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[Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy: index]
[About the Author (Pulak Kanti Kar)]
[Introduction vol 1 (essentials of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 2 (applied Instruments in Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 3 (mechanism of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 4 (practice of Panchakarma)]