Abstract

A REVIEW ON ‘DHARAKALPA

*Dr. Muhammed Hisham, Dr. Aneesh E. G. and Dr. D. B. Vaghela

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Abstract

Background: Out of many published works that remain unnoticed by the researchers and scholars, Dharakalpa is an ancient treatise of this category that is believed to have written in Kerala. It has a precise approach in explaining the procedure of Dhara and such analogous procedures. Recently this work has been translated and circulated through many publications. Understanding of this work will be helpful for those demand clarity in understanding concept and performing these procedures. Materials and methods: Dharakalpa available in many textbooks were studied, analysed and compared. The relevant content was then presented in a more simplified way so as to make it more legible. Discussion: One of the main highlight of Dharakalpa is its elaborative and systematic approach in explaining the content. This can be regarded as the reason for the popularity that it has gained in the context of Dhara and such procedures.

Keywords: Dharakalpa, Takradhara, Kayaseka, Sirovasthi, Vaidyamanorama, Sahsrayogam.z