Chapter 1.14: Sudation Therapies (Swedadhyaya / स्वेदाध्याय)

Comprehensive exposition on sudation (sweating) therapy as post-oleation treatment, detailing 13 fire-based and 10 non-fire methods, indications, contraindications, sensitive area protocols, and stopping indicators.

Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan by Vagbhata

This chapter systematically presents sudation therapy as essential post-oleation intervention for vata-kapha pathologies. It delineates 13 fire-based and 10 non-fire methodologies, emphasizing constitutional adaptation, anatomical sensitivity, and precise stopping indicators. Detailed bolus applications and streaming techniques provide clinical framework. Contraindications in pitta, bleeding, cardiac, and neuropathic conditions establish safety boundaries.