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< | <p style="text-align:justify;">The word ‘pachana’ literally means digestion, cooking, boiling, baking, softening.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, pacana, Page 614.</ref> In medical treatments, it denotes digestion or promoting digestion. It is an important treatment for indigestion. It is intended to remove undigested food/toxins ([[ama]]) from the body and is a prerequisite before purificatory therapies. It is prescribed for the pacification of [[dosha]] in the treatment of mild diseases. [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 14/06]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref> | ||
The word ‘pachana’ literally means digestion, cooking, boiling, baking, softening.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, pacana, Page 614.</ref> In medical treatments, it denotes digestion or promoting digestion. It is an important treatment for indigestion. It is intended to remove undigested food/toxins ([[ama]]) from the body and is a prerequisite before purificatory therapies. It is prescribed for the pacification of [[dosha]] in the treatment of mild diseases. [A.Hr. Sutra Sthana 14/06]<ref name= Hridaya > Vagbhata. Ashtanga Hridayam. Edited by Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.</ref> | </p> | ||
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|data2 =Aneesh E.G., Deole Y.S. | |data2 = Aneesh E.G., [[Yogesh Deole|Deole Y.S.]] | ||
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|data3 = Basisht G. | |data3 = [[Gopal Basisht|Basisht G.]] | ||
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