Abstract
Herbal fume inhalation for health benefit or disease treatment is an Ayurvedic and Vedic approach. In Ayurvedic texts it is mentioned as Dhoopan and in Vedic texts it is referred as hawan (Yagya). There are similarities in methods and procedures of both the methods. The present study identifies five areas where there are similarities i.e. herbal mixture preparation, offerings to fire, use of smokeless fire, use of chanting, dose repetition. This perspective showed similarity present between these two ancient herbal inhalation methods potentiating a great scope of further research in this direction.
Highlights
IntroductionHerbal fume inhalation for a health benefit or disease treatment is an Ayurvedic approach mentioned in Ayurvedic texts, as Dhoopan
In Ayurvedic texts, it is mentioned as Dhoopan and in Vedic texts, it is referred to as hawan (Yagya)
Herbal fume inhalation for a health benefit or disease treatment is an Ayurvedic approach mentioned in Ayurvedic texts, as Dhoopan
Summary
Herbal fume inhalation for a health benefit or disease treatment is an Ayurvedic approach mentioned in Ayurvedic texts, as Dhoopan. Kashyap Sanhita [1] has a separate chapter on Dhoopan describing different Dhoop made of different Dhoopan Dravya for various diseases It mentioned रोगनाशना: (for disease treatment), धपू ोअयमररष्ठम (destroys all diseases immediately), सर्वरोगेषु शम्यते (treats all diseases), सुखार्हः (Health tonic), र्धवयततप्रजा: (for Child growth), सर्वरोगेषु अपस्मार तर्शेषण (in all diseases especially in epilepsy). Other Ayurvedic texts such as Yog Ratnakar [4], Bhaishajya Ratnavali [5] mentioned Dhoopan for treating fever, krumi (worm) infection, etc and for other health benefits. Similar to this Ayurvedic Method, Atharvaveda mentioned herbal fume inhalation for health benefit or disease treatment using Hawan.
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