Bahya Kriya Karmas-PANCHAKARMA
Bahya Kriya Karmas-PANCHAKARMA
* 9
~ 9
R.V.Su.-
Cikits
Apakaraa Prakrti vighta nidna tyga
bhyantara bhya bhyantara
Bhya abhyaga
sveda
pradeha
pariekdi
Prakrtivighta duasya dode dehasthasya amana
smyakaram
Vikprakrti :
General components analysed (Like dovastha) :
ma, lna, utkliha etc.
Specific disease pattern, like (roge dovasth)
Raktotleda ( rakta pitta , visarpa)
Bahu, abaddha medo-msa arraja kleda
Rakta mrga nihanana (vtarakta)
Dhtu aithilya (pu, kutha )
Sahata doa (otha)
And the basic knowledge of
smnya vydhi
nntmaja vydhi
vikra
prakrti
smny
dodyavsth
vydhi
viiha
dovastha
duyvasth
Smnyaja or nntmaja vydhi
svabhva
odhana
And
Bhya kriy kram
Kutha opha- visarpa
otha Visarpa kutha
Tridoa tridoa tridoa
Tvak tva tva
Msa lask lask
Asrk asrk asrk
mia mia
Bahi sir bahi sir tiryagg sir
Sahata sopha utklita svabhva dayanti lath krtya
odhana Nirhrte asre odhana
- less Viuddhe anta
Doe tva-mmsa Saraye
bahi kriya
Vta vydhi
4\ F
~8 97
A.H.Su. 17/6
Some of the materials used for ma sveda are:
utkrik - It is a ball-like cake prepared by boiling
grains or pulses and seeds like atas, kusubha etc.
loa - earthen lump
kapla - brick fragments
upala - stone
psu - sand
patrabhaga - chopped leaves
dhnya - grains and pulses
kara - dung of cow and other animals
sikat - gravels
tua - husk.
Patrapoala sveda
The process of sudation using a bolus of chopped leaves is called patrapoala sveda.
This procedure is extension of the verse patrabhagena in m sveda. ridsapaita
explain that patrabhaga refers to a cluster of chopped leaves and sprouts.
4\
Aruadatta.
4\ 4 \ , 4\ ridsapaita
A direct reference regarding patra poala sveda is available in the traditional text of
Kerala, rogya kalpadruma, under the context of vtavydhi cikits.
R
7 7 F ~ H7 ~ ~7 H
7 ~ ~8 U 4 ~8 8
A.K.D. 17/36,37
The leaves of the following plants are usually used for this purpose, either entirely or
selectively as necessary:
eraa - Ricinus communis Linn.
arka - Calotropis gigantica R.Br
Dhattra - Datura metel.Linn.
nirgu - Vitex nigundo Linn.
igru - Moringa oleifera Lam.
varaa - Crataeva religiosa Forst.
vsa - Adhatoda vasica Nees.
karaja -Pongamia pinnata(Linn)
vrkmla - Tamarindus indica Linn.
Method of preparation
The fresh leaves are cut into small pieces and fried in a pan with grated coconut
and a suitable medicated oil till it assumes a brownish colour. In certain cases,
powdered drugs may also be added. This mixture is divided into two or four equal
parts, added into the pieces of cloth and tied in the form of a bolus with a tuft of
cloth above it to hold.
Some of the clinical conditions where patrapoala sveda is indicated are:
patrapoala sveda with castor leaves and coconut gratings is beneficial
in painful state of ntravrddhi
sveda with the leaves of tamarind and coconut gratings is indicated in
udvarta
the same poala is also beneficial in pakghta and sarvga vta
the sudation with the leaves of castor is indicated in kagraha
in prvala, poala sveda with arkapatra is applied after anointing
either with dhnvantara taila, krabal taila or vtan taila.
Vluksveda
The sveda from vluka is also a variety of ma sveda.
In the early texts the vluksveda is indicated for sanniptajvara; and in the
later texts it is extended to other conditions like mavta. Vluksveda is one
of the primary treatment processcess in tridoaja jvara and in vtakapha jvara
The purpose of its indication is mainly to eradicate the kapha, by which the
pitta and vta can be pacified easily. By the depletion of kapha the channels
get clarified resulting in lightness of the body.
It is in Bhvapraka and later texts that the vluk sveda is indicated in the
treatment of mavta.
1. Udvartana with tvak, patra, rsn, aguru, igru, kuha, vac and athv triturated
in dhnymla cures khall and viscik.
2. Udvartana with the paste of siddharthaka, rajan, prapunna , tila mixed in oil is recommended
in tapitta.
3. Eldi gaa is also used for udvartana.
4. Udvartana with picumana and other drugs is indicated in rustambha.
5. Nimbdi and mustdi udvartana formulations are also mentioned. Udvartana with the leaves of
ragvadh, kkamc triturated in buttermilk is mentioned in kha.
6. In sidhma, udvartana with the friut of dhtr, sarjarasa, pkya (yavakra), triturated in sauvra
is beneficial.
7. Rk udvartana is advocated in prameha.
8. In kaya, udvartana with the paste of avagandha, apmrga, nkul, gaurasarapa, til and
bilva is indicated.
9. Udvartana with burnt turmeric removes the bad odour of the body
10. Udvartana with tila and other drugs cures the bad odour caused by vitiated medas.
7. In sidhma, udvartana with the friut of dhtr, sarjarasa, pkya (yavakra), triturated in
sauvra is beneficial.
8. Rk udvartana is advocated in prameha.
9. In kaya, udvartana with the paste of avagandha, apmrga, nkul, gaurasarapa, til
and bilva is indicated.
10. Udvartana with burnt turmeric removes the bad odour of the body
11. Udvartana with tila and other drugs cures the bad odour caused by vitiated medas.
Na amula likhyate kicit na anapekita muchyate
ubha