In the Aṣṭāñga Hṛdaya Vāgbhaṭa delineates two types of treatment based on the Ṣaḍvidha upakrama, consisting of laṅghana and bṛṃhaṇa. Also referred to in other texts as apatarpaṇa and santarpaṇa, the reduction of the Ṣaḍvidha upakrama to the dualism of laṅghana and bṛṃhaṇa reflects the notion that all disease can be classified as a state…
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