R K N Priyangika¹ ,*Rekha Sharma² , Amol.S.Kadu³ , Sharad.M.Porte⁴

^1,2,3,4 Department of Toxicology, NIA (Deemed University), Jaipur, Rajasthan

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v14i4.03

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ABSTRACT: : Langhana is one of the treatment procedures that mentioned in the main General Medicine text in Ayurveda. In context of Ayurveda health is balance condition of the Vata Pitta and Kapha in internal environment of the body. To maintain the good health this balancing state has to be maintain. Hence all drugs, procedures and behavioural modification which are mentioned in the Ayurveda is mainly based on this concept. There are 10 different measures are included in langhana and all the common in revising lightness in body. Mostly disease due to over nutrition or nourished will subjected to langhana treatment. As per the given criteria Langhana mostly apply on Kapha and Pitta vitiated disease on aggravated state but Vata. In Charaka Samhitha langhana procedure is explained in detail with several chapters. Therefore, applying with understanding of appropriate condition and accurate procedure Langhana might be remarkable treatment in various pathological condition in current world. KEY WORD: Langhana, Charaka Samhita, Fasting INTRODUCTION Charaka Samhita is the purist and oldest text related to the general medicine in Ayurveda medical system. The content of the text is more specific and informative in particular point of view having multiple dimensions. In accordance to critical view, it bares three perspectives in explaining same fact as normal meaning of the word itself, subjective meaning and philosophical or conceptual meaning. The phonetic meaning of the Langhana related to derived root of laṅgha that bares one of the meanings of motion (gati) or stretching out (Abhyankar, 2012 ). The subjective meaning of the langhana is the procedures or a substance which create lightness in the body Ca.Su.22.9. The prominent role of the Langhana is one of the therapeutic measures that was mentioned by the Charakachrya which Brimhana, (nourishing), Rukshana (drying) Snehana (oleation), Swedana (sudation) and Stambhana (styptic) are the rest Ca.Su.22.4 (Dash, 2021 reprint ). In Ayurveda system there are similar meaning words for langhana: Anasana, apatarpaṇa, laghubhojana and upavasa and laṅghana as upavasa is found in another Samhita. There are number of references has found related to the word Langhana in Charaka Samhitha. Fifty-seven (57) and forty- one (41) references found in original (mula) and commentary (vayakya) respectively. On the basis of these reference langahana mostly refers to intermittent fasting. 

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