Abstract

REVIEW OF LANGHANA THERAPY- THE BOON OF AYURVEDA

Kachare Bhagyashree*, Shukla Deepnarayan, Shelke Dinbandhu, Meshram Dnyaneshwar and Madavi Kishorkumar

Abstract

Ayurveda the ancient science of life describes various types of treatments in context of healthy individual and also diseased one. Amongst them shadvidhopkrama bears a lot of significance in todays life. Shadvidhopkrama means combinations of six types of treatments, viz Langhana-Bruhana, Swedana-Stambhana, Rukshana-Snehana. These are the shadvidhopkrama. The ultimate result of all of them is Dosha saamyata. Whatsoever may be the modality of treatment main objective is to achieve dosha saamyata since Doshas are basic principle of Ayurveda. Here special efforts are taken to study Langhanaopkrama with special context to its definition, types, indications and contraindications.

Keywords: Langhana, apatarpana, autophagy.