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Published in Carolyn Torkelson, Catherine Marienau, Beyond Menopause, 2023
Carolyn Torkelson, Catherine Marienau
Some of you are familiar with the Kama Sutra, the ancient Sanskrit text that, over the years, has become the go-to guide for intricate sex positions. You don’t have to do overtly sexual, Kama Sutra–style poses if this seems too much. Instead, do regular yoga poses that relax you, loosen the pelvic area, boost your mood, and heighten your sexual desire.
The Orient
Published in Michael J. O’Dowd, The History of Medications for Women, 2020
Oriental authors have interested themselves in aphrodisiacs and sexuality since earliest times, and an introduction to those arts may be found in Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana. This classic Sanskrit work of erotica was compiled by Vatsyayana at some time before the sixth century AD. Kama was the god of love in ancient Sanskrit literature, and Sutra simply means a book of aphorisms. Sir Richard Burton and F.F. Arbuthnot translated the text to English and that version of the Kama Suta was published in 1883. It is currently available in many English formats, and a complete translation of the original work is carried in a Wordsworth edition. The Kama Sutra deals with the emotional and physical aspects of sexuality, and contains a list of love potions with their ingredients, methods of preparation and manner of application. The translators include a lyrical description of the Padmini or Lotus woman, the perfect feminine essence whose ... ‘Yoni resembles the opening lotus bud, and her love-seed (Kama salila) is perfumed like the lily that has newly burst’ (Burton and Arbuthnot, 1995). In their concluding remarks, Burton and Arbuthnot wrote of the Anunga Runga’ (stages of love), a Sanskrit text of the fifteenth century AD, that contained tracts on menstruation, fertility, miscarriage, labor, contraception, breast treatments, and love philters.
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Published in Anton Sebastian, A Dictionary of the History of Medicine, 2018
Kamasutra [Sanskrit: kama, love, desire + sutra, thread] Treatise from the fourth to seventh century, probably written by Hindu physician, Vatsyayana Malanaga, which laid down rules according to Hindu law for erotic love and marriage.
Tantra with a Twist: application of an ancient spiritual practice for modern relational communication
Published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2022
Tantra is composed of two paths—the Vara Marga (left-hand path), and the Dakishna-Marga (right-hand path) (Daniélou, 1993). In the context of the sexual domain, the left-hand path includes a combination of sexual activity with yogic practices and the right-hand path involves yogic practices without sexual activity. Indeed, what is often not understood in Westernized contexts is that only 20% of the Kama Sutra itself is composed of sexually-based yogic positions and instead the majority of this text is about connection with one’s partner/s and integration with one’s inner self and one’s partner/s (Daniélou, 1993; Vatsyayana, 1883). This Westernized appropriation-rooted misunderstanding ends up minimizing the powerful part Tantra can play in people’s relational lives (Timalsina, 2011).
Subverting Heteronormativity: An Intervention to Foster Positive Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Among Indian College Students
Published in Journal of Homosexuality, 2019
Kanika K. Ahuja, Megha Dhillon, Anisha Juneja, Siksha Deepak, Garima Srivastava
Section 377 sharply contrasts with the sculptures, paintings, and erotic carvings in India’s ancient temples of Khajuraho, Ambernath Shiva, Bhuvaneshwar Rajarani, Bagali Shiva, and Konark that represent explicit homosexual acts. Rig Veda, Kama Sutra, Arthashastra, and Dharmashastra, the ancient Hindu texts, have also elaborated homosexuality vividly (Ahuja, 2017). Gill (2015) explained how ancient and medieval Indian texts are replete with tales of fluid genders, where same-sex relationships and cross-sexual acts were used for sacred purposes. The acceptance of non-heterosexual relations was also manifest in the Mughal era, evident through many tales of eunuchs who served as sources of pleasure for the emperors. Gill further wrote that it was only with the advent of the British rule in India that puritanical values were enforced and homoeroticism was problematized.
Contrast associated nephropathy after intravenous administration: what is the magnitude of the problem?
Published in Renal Failure, 2021
Jean-Sebastien Rachoin, Yanika Wolfe, Sharad Patel, Elizabeth Cerceo
Some studies have looked at combining NAC and with different IV fluids regimens for the prevention of CIN in patient receiving IV CM. In one randomized double-blinded study, Traub compared giving NAC plus normal saline with normal saline alone. 357 completed the trial, and there were no differences between groups (7.6 vs. 7.0%). There was, however, a significant difference in AKI rates in patients receiving less or more than 1 liter of fluids: 12.9 vs. 3.3%. The Odds ratio was 0.41; 95% confidence interval 0.21–0.80 per liter of intravenous fluids [42]. A study by Kama looked at whether adding NAC or sodium bicarbonate to normal saline was equivalent to normal saline alone [43]. There was no difference in AKI rates between groups.