Astanga Hrudaya
पाचनं दीपनं क्षुत्तृड्व्यायामातपमारुताः। बृंहणं शमनं त्वेव वायोः पित्तानिलस्य च॥७॥
Shamana 7 types – Pachana – digestive, carminatives, Deepana – hunger producing, stomachic, Kshut – withstanding hunger, avoidance of food, fasting Trut – withstanding thirst/avoidance of water drinking, avoiding liquid food intake Vyayama- physical activity, Aatapa- exposure to sunlight and Maruta- exposure of breeze. Brimhana- stoutening therapy also is Shamana only because it alleviates/ mitigates both Vata and Vata Pitta- combination. Treatment -> (A) Apatarpana/Langhana (Thinning)-> (A-1) Sodhana (Expel out Dosha)(Purification, Panchakarma) (A-2) Shamana(Palliative, Dosha Balance) -> (B) Santarpana/Brihmana (Nourishning). { Sodhana – A.1.1. Vamana (Therapeutic Vomiting, Emesis) A.1.2. Virechana (purgation therapy) A.1.3. Niruha (decoction enema) A.1.4. Nasya (Nasal administration) A.1.5. Raktamokshana (Blood letting)} { Shamana – A.2.1 Pachana (Digstive) A.2.2. Deepana (Hunger Producing) A.2.3. Kshut (Hunger tolerance) A.2.4. Trut (Thirst tolerance) A.2.5. Vyayama (exercise) A.2.6. Aatapa (Sun exposure) A.2.7. Maruta (Breeze exposure) }
english translation
pAcanaM dIpanaM kSuttRDvyAyAmAtapamArutAH। bRMhaNaM zamanaM tveva vAyoH pittAnilasya ca॥7॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript