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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3650</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url">http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2021.13816</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>An Ayurvedic Approach of Pinda Sweda and its Different Modalities&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Tikale</surname><given-names>Swati</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Umate</surname><given-names>Krutika</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Tiwari</surname><given-names>Madhulika</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Dhande</surname><given-names>Nikhil</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>25</day><month>04</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>)</volume><issue/><fpage>26</fpage><lpage>29</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Swedana (Sudation) is a treatment procedure in which sweat is induced employing heat in the form of steam or by contact of the body with heated medicaments. The effect of Swedana is to relieve stiffness, heaviness and coldness in the body. After Swedana, the body starts sweating and gives the feeling of lightness. The word __ampersandsignlsquo;PINDA__ampersandsignrsquo; means bolus. Pinda Sweda is a tradi tional Ayurvedic procedure with the property of profound healing and renewal potential. In this procedure, warm cloth boluses which are prepared with herbs, milk, rice, and medicinal leaves, are massaged onto the whole body. Pinda Sweda help to increase circulation improves muscle tone, strengthens the nervous system. According to the patient condition, one can select different types of Pinda Sweda as described in Samhitas and even can make some new combinations as per the need, acces sibility and properties of the drugs. The present review study narrates the literature available on Pinda Sweda, which generally used as Panchakarma treatment in Ayurvedic classics and practicable modifications one can make according to the accessibility, need, and condition.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Swedana</kwd><kwd> Pinda Sweda</kwd><kwd> Panchakarma Chikitsa</kwd><kwd> Samhitas</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
