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  • On the authority of the Srutis the commentator adds, -- ye ete pancha akasadayodhatavo-dharana-karmanah sa eva

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • (Photo credits: pancha image via chow. com, acme fine wines, uptown theater, maisonry)

    Alexis Swanson Traina: So You're Visiting Napa for the Weekend: Day 2 Alexis Swanson Traina 2010

  • (Photo credits: pancha image via chow. com, acme fine wines, uptown theater, maisonry)

    Alexis Swanson Traina: So You're Visiting Napa for the Weekend: Day 2 Alexis Swanson Traina 2010

  • You've earned it, crybaby, and that way, you can avoid a debate pancha

    Poll of polls: Obama losing ground 2008

  • It happened that the king of the country was then holding the pancha parishad, that is, in Chinese, the great quinquennial assembly. 1 When this is to be held, the king requests the presence of the Sramans from all quarters (of his kingdom).

    A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms 2003

  • Purification practices included in the pancha karma procedures may strike Westerners as obsessively extreme, and yet cleansing and purification are enduringly popular activities at health spas, and seem to have some health benefits.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • Some of the gentler shaman palliation procedures may also have a useful place in daily health care, but the more strenuous pancha karma techniques should be carried out only under the supervision of a skilled and experienced Ayurvedic practitioner.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • During a 1993 study by Dr. Sharma and associates, the researchers evaluated the effects of í pancha karma on risk factors for heart disease in thirty-one adults.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • A study evaluated the effects of pancha karma, an Ayurvedic detoxification regimen described on p. 240, on risk factors for heart disease in thirty-one adults.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • A few attempts have been made in the United States in recent years to evaluate the efficacy of overall Ayurvedic treatment, or of complex Ayurvedic programs such as pancha karma.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

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