A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.33

v1.c23.33

The twenty-four uses of yantras are dealt with : nirghātana (wrenching out), pūraṇa (filling, with oil, etc.), bandhana (bandaging), vyūhana (retraction),⁵² vartana (approximation), cālana (displacement), vivartana (turning round),⁵³ vivaraṇa (dilatation),⁵⁴ pīḍana (squeezing), mārgaviśodhana (clearing passages), vikarṣaṇa (loosening), āharaṇa (extraction), āñchana (traction), unnamana (elevation), vinamana (depression), bhañjana (breaking),⁵⁵ unmathana (stirring with a probe), ācūṣaṇa (suction), eṣaṇa (probing), dāraṇa (splitting), ṛjūkaraṇa (straightening), prakṣālana (irrigation), pradhamana (insufflation), and pramārjana (mopping up) (7.17).