-Swedana (sudation) therapy is that which produces sweat, abolishes rigidity, heaviness, and coldness. The therapy which results in inhibition of mobility and flow of bodily substances and stabilizes is called Stambhana (astringent or styptic therapy).
[Pharmaco-therapeutic properties behind these effects] -The drug or substance that possesses light, hot, sharply acting, clearing, dry, minute (subtle), rough, flowing (unstable) and hard qualities are used for langhana.
-The drug or substance that is used for brimhana (nourishing) therapy possesses heavy, cold, soft, unctuous, thick, gross, slimy, sluggish, stable and smooth qualities.
The drug or substance that possesses dry, light, rough, sharply acting, hot, stable, non-slimy and primarily hard qualities is used for rukshana (drying) therapy.
-Snehana (oleation) therapy requires the drug or substance that possess liquid, minute (subtle), flowing (unstable), unctuous, slimy, heavy, cold, sluggish and soft qualities.