Charak Samhita

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चतुष्प्रकारा संशुद्धिः पिपासा मारुतातपौ| पाचनान्युपवासश्च व्यायामश्चेति लङ्घनम् ||१८||

sanskrit

Langhana (reducing or lightening) therapy] Methods of langhana (reducing/lightening) therapy: The four purification therapies viz. vamana (emesis), virechana (purgation), Niruha basti (non-unctuous enema) and Nasya (nasal drug administration). Six other procedures viz. pipasa (control of thirst), maruta (exposure to wind/breathing exercises), aatapa (exposure to sunlight), pachana (applications of digestive measures), upawasa (fasting) and vyayama (exercise) are the ten methods of langhana (reducing) therapy.

english translation

catuSprakArA saMzuddhiH pipAsA mArutAtapau| pAcanAnyupavAsazca vyAyAmazceti laGghanam ||18||

hk transliteration