Editing Hygiene (section)

==== Indian subcontinent ====
The earliest written account of elaborate codes of hygiene can be found in several Hindu texts, such as the [[Manusmriti]] and the [[Vishnu Purana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aryan Code of Toilets (2nd Century AD)|url=https://www.sulabhtoiletmuseum.org/history-of-toilets/aryan-code-of-toilets-2nd-century-ad/|website=Sulabh International Museum of Toilets}}</ref> Bathing is one of the five {{transliteration|sa|[[nitya karma]]s}} (daily duties) in Hinduism, and not performing it leads to sin, according to some scriptures.

[[Ayurveda]] is a system of medicine developed in ancient times that is still practiced in India, mostly combined with conventional Western medicine. Contemporary Ayurveda stresses a [[sattvic diet]] and good digestion and [[excretion]]. Hygiene measures include [[oil pulling]], and [[tongue scraping]]. Detoxification also plays an important role.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ajanal|first1=Manjunath|last2=Nayak|first2=Shradda|last3=Prasad|first3=Buduru Sreenivasa|last4=Kadam|first4=Avinash|date=2013-10-23|title=Adverse drug reaction and concepts of drug safety in Ayurveda: An overview|journal=Journal of Young Pharmacists|volume=5|issue=4|pages=116–120|doi=10.1016/j.jyp.2013.10.001|issn=0975-1483|pmc=3930110|pmid=24563588}}</ref>