The oil-massaged patient sits in a large iron or copper vessel of warm vata-reducing decoction reaching to the chest, or sits in an empty vessel while the decoction is poured over him in a stream until it rises six finger-breadths above the navel; ghee, milk, oil and the like may be used in the same way as suits the disease. The verse gives liquid sudation with milk, water, ghee and kanji for vata joined with blood and pitta.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- द्रवस्वेद
- Hindi
- द्रवस्वेद
- English
- Liquid sudation (drava sveda)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | ़ीर / दूध | Not stated |
| Water (jala)जल (पानी) | वारि / पानी | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | Not stated |
| Sour fermented gruel (kanjika)कांजी (काञ्जिक) | कांजिक / कांजी | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तेल | Not stated |
How it is used
Immersion in, or affusion with, a warm decoction or other warm liquid.
पसीना लाया जाता है अथवा रोगी को खाली बर्तन में बैठालकर ऊपर से काढे की धारा तब तक गिरावे
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(रुधिरपित्तसमेत वात / रक्र व पित्त युक्र वात)
स्वेदयेद्रुधिरपित्तसमेतं। ़ीरवारिघृतकांजिकमिश्रै:॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 12 · p. 195 · v. 6.Questions and answers
What are the four kinds of sudation described in chapter 12, and which suit vata joined with kapha?
Heat (tapa), binding (upanaha), steam (ushma) and liquid (drava); heat, binding and steam sudation suit vata joined with kapha.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
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- Procedure
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- Chapter 12
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- T10
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