Swedana

Svedavidhi adhyaya (sudation therapy).

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Ayushkameeya Adhyaya

Varti – Rectal and urethral suppositories Abhyanga – Oil massage Avagaha – tub bath, sitz bath Svedana – sweating therapy, sudation therapy Bastikarma – rectal enema Annapaanam ca vidbhedhi – all food that help to induce purgation should be administered.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Roganutpadaniya

This therapy is followed up with Swedana (sudation therapy) Next, Phalavarti (rectal suppositories) prepared from fruits which help downward movement of feaces and flatus should be administered, The parts of the body which are rigid should be well fomented and then wrapped with cloth.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Food habits &

| For Vishtabdha Ajirna, Swedana (sudation therapy) should be done;

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Food habits &

Regimen of Panchakarma followed after Snehana – ि न ध वो णध वो थरसभुक् वे दमाचरे त ् ि न ध यहं ि थतः कुया वरे कं, वमनं पन ु ः एकाहं दनम य च कफमु ले य त करैः The patient should drink juice of meat of animals of desert – like regions, mixed with fats, made liquid – thin and warm, then undergo sudation therapy;

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Snehavidhi oleation therapy

[75-77] When he is well oleated, he should be subjected to sudation therapy, for which oil is applied externally, and then fomentation is done through tubular, mattress or bolus method or different other types suitable to the situation.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 28: Vata Disorders Treatment (Vatavyadhi Chikitsa / वातव्याधिचिकित्सा)

This chapter systematically presents sudation therapy as essential post-oleation intervention for vata-kapha pathologies.

— Charaka Samhita, Sudation Therapies (Swedadhyaya / स्वेदाध्याय)

Swedana (sudation) produces sweat and abolishes rigidity;

— Charaka Samhita, Sutra Sthana — Fundamental Principles, Chapter 22: Reduction & Nourishing Therapies (Langhanabrimhaniya Adhyaya / लङ्घनबृंहणीय अध्याय)

The preparatory protocol involves oleation (snehana), fomentation (swedana), and then herbal evacuation.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 1: Rejuvenation Therapy (Rasayana Chikitsa / रसायन चिकित्सा)

If purification therapy is administered in the hikka shwasa patients without aggravation of kapha, in patients contraindicated for swedana or in very weak patients, then the aggravated vayu afflicts marma (vital points) and results in death instantaneously.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 17: Hiccup and Dyspnea Treatment (Hikka Shvasa Chikitsa / हिक्काश्वासचिकित्सा)

Preparatory protocol: Snehana, Swedana, Kapha-provoking diet, then Vamana.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 3: Vamana Vidhi (Emesis Therapy)

Purgation follows the Snehana-Swedana-Vamana sequence.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 4: Virechana Vidhi (Purgation Therapy)

Pre-Basti preparation: Abhyanga (oil massage), Swedana (sudation), light meal, and mild exercise.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 5: Sneha Basti Vidhi (Oil Enema Therapy)

Morning urine therapy and fomentation (swedana) as prescribed for spleen disorders are recommended here.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 1: Diseases of the Liver (Yakrit Roga Adhikara)

Swedana (fomentation) aids in reducing hepatic congestion.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 1: Diseases of the Liver (Yakrit Roga Adhikara)

Svedana is sudation therapy — the use of heat to loosen toxins, doshas, and emotional stress from the deep tissues. It mobilizes impurities into the gastrointestinal tract for elimination through cleansing procedures.