A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c15.33

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Five types of nastaḥkarman are distinguished: nāvana,¹¹⁰ avapīḍa,¹¹¹ dhmāpana,¹¹² dhūma,¹¹³ and pratimarsa.¹¹⁴ Nāvana is of two varieties: snehana (oleaginous) and śodhana (purificatory);¹¹⁵ avapīḍa is śodhana or stambhana;¹¹⁶ dhmāpana consists of the blowing (ādhmāpana) of a powdered drug (cūrṇa) into the nose; dhūma is of three varieties, as described earlier;¹¹⁷ pratimarsa performs both functions.¹¹⁸ Nasal therapy is thus of three kinds: recana (evacuative), tarpaṇa¹¹⁹ and śamana¹²⁰ (9.89–92).¹²¹