Drava sweating is seating the patient in a large vessel such as a cauldron filled with heated sour gruel, water, ghee, oil or milk and bathing him to bring on sweat. The commentary says it is beneficial in vata or kapha mixed with raktapitta.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- द्रवस्वेद
- Hindi
- द्रवस्वेद
- English
- Liquid sweating (drava sveda)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Sour fermented gruel (kanjika)कांजी (काञ्जिक) | सैवीरक / कांजी | Not stated |
| Water (jala)जल (पानी) | अंबु / पानी | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल / तेल | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पय / दूध | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The liquids are heated and filled into a large vessel such as a cauldron.
कांजी, पानी, घृत, तेल व दूध को गरम कर कडाही आदि बडे पात्र में भरकर
How it is used
The patient sits and is bathed in the hot liquid.
उस में रोगी को बिठाल स्नान कराकर स्वेद लाने की विधि को “द्रवस्वेद” कहते हैं।
सैवीरकांबुघृततैलपयोभिरुष्णै: स्वेदो भवेदतितरां द्रवनामधेय:॥ 24॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 500 · v. 24.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
Questions and answers
What are the four kinds of sweating described, and what is each said to suit?
Heat (tapa), steam (ushma), poultice (bandhana or upanaha) and liquid (drava) sweating; tapa and ushma chiefly pacify kapha, the poultice destroys vata, and liquid sweating suits vata or kapha mixed with raktapitta.
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Quick facts
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- Procedure
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- Chapter 22
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- T24
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