A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c13.153.4

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the thirty-six therapeutic measures in cases of vraṇa: śophaghna (reduction of swelling),675 the six kinds of śastrakarman (surgical intervention),676 avapīdana (compression),677 nirvāpaṇa (reduction of calor),678 saṃdhāna (union),679 sveda (sudation),680 śamana (pacification of excited doṣas), eṣaṇa (probing),681 śodhana (purification) by means of decoctions (kaṣāya),682 ropaṇa (promotion of granulation) by means of decoctions (kaṣāya),683 śodhana by means of pastes (pralepana),684 ropaṇa by means of pastes,685 śodhana by means of oils (taila),686 ropaṇa by means of oils,687 two kinds of pattracchādana (covering with leaves),688 two kinds of bandhana (bandaging),689 bhojya (diet), utsādana (elevation, i.e., the promotion of granulation, which elevates the level of the wound),690 two kinds of dāha (cauterization and the application of caustic fluids),691 avasādana (depression, i.e., the reduction of too large an amount of granulation tissue),692 dhūpana (fumigation) of a kāṭhinyakara (promoting firmness of the new tissue) type,693 dhūpana of a mārdavakara (inducing softness) type,694 ālepana of a kāṭhinyakara type,695 ālepana of a mārdavakara type,696 avacūrṇana (the application of a powder),697 varṇya (restoration of the normal colour of the skin),698 ropaṇa (healing of a wound or ulcer), and lomaro haṇa (restoration of hair growth)699 (25.39cd–43).700