Astanga Hrudaya

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भूतानां तदपि द्वैध्याद्द्वितयं नातिवर्तते। शोधनं शमनं चेति द्विधा तत्रापि लङ्घनम्॥४॥

Swedana- (sweating therapy, sudation, diaphoresis), Sthambhana- (withholding, obstructing) are also of these two kinds- Brihmana and Langhana. Snehana and Sthambhana can be categorized as Brihmana and Rukshana and Swedana can be categorized as Langhana Thus all functions are not apart from two .Langhana therapy imparts lightness to the body. It makes the body thin and light. It is of two types. Shodhana – Purification procedures (Panchakarma) and Shamana- palliative treatment.

english translation

bhUtAnAM tadapi dvaidhyAddvitayaM nAtivartate। zodhanaM zamanaM ceti dvidhA tatrApi laGghanam॥4॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript