For pradhamana nasya an instrument is made with two tubes shaped like the two teats of a goat, four angulas long, shaped like the smoking tube and open at both ends, and the nasya is given with it.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- प्रधमन नस्य यंत्र
- Hindi
- प्रधमन नस्य का यंत्र
- English
- Instrument for blown nasya (pradhamana)
Ingredients and preparation
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
Therapies involvedNasal therapy (nasya)नस्य कर्म
Organs mentionedNoseनाक (नासिका)
भावार्थ : बकरी के दोनों स्तनों के सदृश आकार वाली दो नाडियों से युक्र, चार अंगुल लम्बा,Source wording as converted, Chapter 23 · p. 558 · v. 75.Questions and answers
What are the two basic kinds of nasya, and at which nine times is pratimarsha given?
Oleating (snehana) nasya and head-purging (shirovirechana) nasya. Pratimarsha, a kind of oleating nasya, is given on rising, on going out, after cleaning the teeth, after day sleep, after walking, after passing urine, after vomiting, after meals and in the evening.
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