Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy
author: Pulak Kanti Kar
edition: 2013, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan
pages: 1445
Topic: Ayurveda
Prachchhana
This chapter describes Prachchhana located on page 802 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 Prachchhana. 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 “Prachchhana” according to 6 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita [by Nayana Sharma]
It is therefore not surprising that students of the Atreya school had to be apprised of the six types of surgical procedures of patana (incision), vyadhana (puncturing), chedana (excision), lepana or lekhana (scraping), pracchana (scarification) and sivana (suturing) and their specific conditions of application....
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Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) [by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja]
(This verse was spoken by Krishna to Vyasadeva. ) अहम् एव द्विज-श्रेष्ठ नित्यं प्रच्छन-विग्रहः भगवद्-भक्त-रूपेन लोकान् रक्षामि सर्वदा aham eva dvija-shreshtha nityam pracchana-vigrahah bhagavad-bhakta-rupena lokan rakshami sarvada Adi Purana O best of the brahmanas, My disguised form is eternal. In this way, with My own form hidden from ordinary sight, I take the form of a devotee and appear among the people in general in order to establish and protect religious principles....
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Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana [by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna]
In the non suppurated stage of Vidarika, the vitiated blood therein should be let out by means of Pracchana (scarification), or by applying leeches. The affected part should then be plastered with the roots of the Aja-karna and of the Palasa pasted together. A case of fully suppurated Vidarika should be lanced and plastered with a paste compound of Patola, Pichumarda and sesamum, mixed with clarified butter and should then be duly bandaged....
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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)]