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Dhupama is the direct inhalation of smoke by burning some herbal mixture in ghee. It is a very common practice in ayurvedic medicine and dates back centuries.
The various types of dhumapana Ayurveda treatments:
asic materials considered in the preparation of Dhumapana are: (i) neem leaves,
dried in indirect sunlight for a week, (ii) turmeric, (iii) pepper, (iv) dry ginger, (v)
holy basil (tulsi) leaves. Ghee is used as base material. Pepper leaves dried in
indirect sunlight (should be flexible) is used as Dhumapana pipe like rolling the
Indian cigarette (beedi).
asic materials considered in the preparation of Dhumapana are: (i) neem leaves,
dried in indirect sunlight for a week, (ii) turmeric, (iii) pepper, (iv) dry ginger, (v)
holy basil (tulsi) leaves. Ghee is used as base material. Pepper leaves dried in
indirect sunlight (should be flexible) is used as Dhumapana pipe like rolling the
Indian cigarette (beedi).
Basic materials considered in the preparation of Dhumapana are neem leaves, dried in indirect sunlight for a week, turmeric, pepper, dry ginger, holy basil (tulsi) leaves. Ghee is used as base material. Pepper leaves dried in indirect sunlight (should be flexible) is used as Dhumapana pipe like rolling the Indian cigarette (beedi).
All the above five ingredients are fried in low amount of ghee in very low fire, just enough for dry grind. They are mixed and ground. Rough grinding is sufficient. The pepper leaf is folded into two pieces on the longer side and straightened back. These ingredients are spread on the pepper leaf in one-half and the other half leaf is folded over it and tip of both the halves are folded little inside. It is then rolled like a conventional Indian Cigarette (Beedi) and it is tied with cotton thread. The folding of leaf helps in preventing the soot particles from entry into mouth. The patient is usually kept in sitting position on an easy chair so that he/she can comfortably inhale the smoke from the roll through mouth. Then, the roll is ignited like a conventional cigarette at the tip and the patient starts smoking. Initially there may be difficulty in retaining the fire and one may need to ignite the roll several times. But, with skill, it can be achieved. Inhalation should be slow and the patient should feel comfortable throughout the course. Because of pepper and ginger, over-dosage of smoke may cause a slight throat burn. If the patient is comfortable, it can be repeated two or three times, followed by a breathing exercise like Kapalabhati. If pepper leaves are not found or unable to make a proper roll, the simplest way to make this type of Dhumapana is to buy low cost filtered cigarette from market, remove the entire nicotine content and fill the cigarette with herbal mix cautiously and smoke like a conventional cigarette. However, the cigarette may retain the nicotine smell. Alternately, cigarette holder or smoking pipe can be used.
But, for a patient suffering from suffocation, a quick relief from such symptoms is more important and use of Dhumapana with herbal ingredients will not cause any harm in long run. But, how it works? In simple analogy, it is comparable to kerosene smoke used to chase away the mosquitoes from an open grass field. But, human body and the respiration system are so delicate that Dhumapana has to be prepared with known herbs and should be administered properly.
Dhumapana Benefits include:-
In case of respiratory diseases, the use of Dhumapana should be considered as a first-aid procedure to relieve the patient from suffocation and thereafter, the patient can be treated in normal course. Apart from respiratory diseases, Dhumapana procedure can be used effectively for treatment of complicated diseases like brain tumor, clogged arteries, etc. These areas are not yet explored.
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