Charak Samhita

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चतुष्प्रकारा संशुद्धिः पिपासा मारुतातपौ। पाचनान्युपवासश्च व्यायामश्चेति लङ्घनम् ॥१८॥

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 by Sanscript