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Therapyचिकित्सा कर्म

Gargling and oil pulling (gandusha, kavala)

गंडूष (कुल्ला) · गण्डूष

Extracted from the text5 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
गण्डूषकवलकवलग्रह
Hindi
गंडूषकुल्लागरारेऑयल पुलिंग
English
Gargling and oil pullinggarglingoil pullingmouth rinse
Romanized
gandushakavala

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Definition3

  • A footnote defines gandusha as holding a decoction of medicines in the mouth until kapha and the other doshas come out.

    Chapter 10 · p. 149 · v. 4FootnoteTraditional description
  • Holding a liquid in the mouth is called gandusha (gargling); in kavala dry drugs are also held; both serve to cleanse the mouth.

    Chapter 23 · p. 552 · v. 50Hindi commentaryTraditional description
  • For kavala, dry drugs are taken by the rule of the texts and chewed, with the aim of removing all doshas.

    Chapter 23 · p. 553 · v. 56Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Preparation1

  • According to the kind of dosha, liquids made from the alkali, sour, oil, ghee, urine and astringent groups of drugs are held.

    Chapter 23 · p. 553 · v. 54Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Quantity as written1

  • The measure of the gargling liquid is half the mouth; if the mouth is filled completely the liquid cannot be moved about and so cannot remove all the doshas.

    Chapter 23 · p. 553 · v. 55Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 19 times on 14 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

How do gandusha and kavala differ, and how full should the mouth be for a gargle?

Gandusha is holding a liquid in the mouth, while kavala also involves holding and chewing dry drugs. The gargle liquid should fill half the mouth, because a full mouth cannot move the liquid about and so does not remove all the doshas.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Therapy
Categories
Local therapy
Source pages with records
3
Pages naming it
14
Extraction tasks
T06, T26
Record id
method_gandusha