Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Snehana – oleation or lubrication remedy is a crucial therapy process in Ayurveda. It’s often administered as part of Purvakarma – preparatory process for conducting Vamana or Virechana. Vamana or Virechana would yield good outcomes solely after the affected person is ready with correctly administered snehana adopted by swedana – sudation.
Snehana is a process during which the medicated fat, ghee or oil often are administered in ‘each day growing dosage’ till the physique is saturated with Sneha. Correct saturation is recognized with the assistance of ‘Samyak Snigdha Lakshanas’ i.e. indicators of correct oleation.
Snehana may be primarily for –
– Shodhana – whereby great amount of Sneha must be administered to expel massive portions of doshas – This type of snehana is the purpose of debate on this article
– Shamana – to palliate the reasonably aggravated doshas, in situation the place shodhana – cleaning will not be required – utilized in average amount
– Brimhana – to strengthen the physique, whereby a small amount is used together with meals
Vicharana Sneha is a technique whereby small portions of medicated fat are given blended with edible meals in numerous methods.
Nitya Sneha is a small amount of Sneha administered each day, for a stipulated time interval in some illness circumstances.
The time period ‘Snehapana’ although relevant for all types of consumption of Sneha (pana = to drink), it’s usually utilized to explain the ‘shodhana snehana’ since massive portions of Sneha are given to drink on this process.
Can Snehapana go mistaken?
Whereas every kind of Sneha administration can go simply, Shodhana Sneha must be administered with good planning, else it’d trigger –
– aggravation of current signs of the illness or
– could trigger some new signs or
– produce signs of indigestion
Why can these items occur?
The above stated untoward occasions can occur as a result of completely different causes. The primary ones are –
– Improper planning of snehana
– Improper calculation and administration of dose of Sneha – administered in too massive or too much less dose
– Administration of Sneha to these unfit or ineligible for the remedy – mistaken alternative of illness and diseased, administration in contraindicated circumstances
– Improper time of administration – Sneha administered throughout night time time would improve vata and kapha and trigger vata-kapha problems. Equally, Sneha administered at day time would worsen pitta and result in manifestation of pitta problems.
– Use of mistaken sort of Sneha – instance – use of taila i.e. oil in excessive pitta circumstances (it’s contraindicated)
– Use of Sneha in mistaken Rtus – seasons. Taila – oil is indicated in Pravrt season. Sarpi – ghee is indicated in Varshanta i.e. Sharad Rtu (Autumn). Different Snehas i.e. Vasa – muscle fats and Majja – bone marrow may be administered in Madhava or Vasanta – Spring season. Aside from the indicated seasons, if Sneha is utilized in another season, it will probably trigger issues.
– Improper follow-up (put up snehana procedures – dos and don’ts)
Easy methods to handle the untoward happenings?
Signs of illness for which Sneha is run can flare up as a result of any of the above-mentioned causes. Insufficient doses would set off and excite the doshas with out inflicting correct snehana. These doshas would improve the illness signs or trigger newer signs and issues. Extreme dose could trigger over-saturation and the Sneha would develop into satmya – healthful or habituated to the physique. The intention of snehana is not going to be met with, indicators of over-oleation will manifest and generally purgation or emesis of medication too could happen.
Is aggravation / flare up of signs all the time some extent of concern?
No. If the signs of the illness flare up after consuming Sneha, it may be a pure response or response of the physique and its tissues to massive portions of Sneha to which we aren’t accustomed to. The doctor shouldn’t panic at this level. He must also have intimated the affected person that the signs could initially flare up.
Why does this occur?
The big portions of Sneha consumed will produce snigdhata – unctuousness of all of the cells, as soon as it enters the physique and reaches the tissue ranges. This occurs as a result of gunas – qualities of Sneha i.e. guru – heaviness, shita – coldness, sara – flowing, snigdha – unctuousness, manda – slowing down, sukshma – minuteness or deep penetrating, mrudu – smoothness and drava – liquidity. As a consequence of these qualities, the Sneha will produce Sneha – unctuousness, visyanda – liquification, mardava – smoothness and kleda – dampness or moistness within the physique owing to comparable qualities of Sneha. These sudden modifications will put the physique right into a state of discomfort and would additionally trigger aggravation of illness signs or give rise to new signs.
If these signs develop into insupportable with growing dose on consecutive days, the snehana must be stopped and therapy for elevated signs or new signs must be given. Snehana for these individuals must be deliberate in a exact means and proper dosage and after analysing the standing of the affected person and the illness, it shall be restarted after a niche of greater than three weeks.
If the symptom flare-ups should not troublesome and are gentle in nature, they shall be ignored contemplating that they’re brought on as a result of response of the physique to the medication.
Indigestion of Sneha can happen if Sneha is run when the affected person is having mandagni – inadequate digestive hearth / energy or when it’s administered in bigger doses.
Administration
Based on the precept, “….Virukshanam Viparitam!” – ‘inflicting dryness or implementing rukshana – drying therapies is antagonistic to extreme snehana’, Rukshana Chikitsa must be deliberate. Rukshana includes of meals, medicines and therapies which have reverse qualities as these of Snehana.
Meals must be of the beneath talked about nature –
– Dravam – liquid and simply digestible meals
– Ushnam – sizzling and freshly ready
– Anabhishayndi – these which don’t produce extreme liquidity within the physique
– Naati snigdham – these which aren’t too unctuous i.e. having very much less amount of unctuous supplies like oil and ghee
– Asamkaram – combination of varied meals shall be averted
Different cures –
– Kshut – withholding starvation, which is a sort of langhana
– Trshna – withholding urge for ingesting water
– Ullekhana / Vamana – Emesis to throw because the undigested sneha
– Sweda – sudation, which is of reverse nature of Sneha
– Ruksha anna pana – meals and drinks devoid of unctuous materials, dry in nature
– Takrarishta – fermented preparation ready on buttermilk base
– Khala – dish ready from curds
– Use of Pippali – Piper Longum, Kshaudra – Honey, Go Mutra – Urine of COW, Gugulu – Commiphora Mukul, Yava – Barley, Triphal
– Yathasvam Pratirogam cha Sadhanam Sneha Vyapadi – particular remedies for ailments or issues produced by Sneha as per the suggestions in these particular ailments
