Internal oleation by drinking a fat, here ghee, for a number of days set by the bowel type: three days for a soft bowel (pitta), five for a medium bowel (kapha) and seven for a hard bowel (vata). The commentary says this is the rule in all oleation, and a footnote calls oleation and sudation the preparatory steps of the purification therapies.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- स्नेहपान विधि
- English
- Procedure for drinking ghee (internal oleation)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / स्नेहपदार्थ (घृत) | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल | Not stated |
How it is used
Ghee is given to drink for three, five or seven days according to the bowel type, so that the body becomes well oiled.
मृदुकोष्ठ के लिए तीन दिन, मधयमकोष्ठ के लिए पाँच दिन व खरकोष्ठ के लिए सात दिन तक स्नेहपदार्थ (घृत) पिलाना चाहिए (इस क्रम से शरीर अच्छी तरह स्निग्ध होता है)
Duration as written
three days for a soft bowel, five for a medium bowel, seven for a hard bowel · तीन दिन, पाँच दिन, सात दिन (त्रिारात्रा, पंचान्हिक, सप्त दिन)
त्रिारात्रामिह पाययेन्मृदुतरोदरं पित्ततस्तथैव कफतोपि मधयममिहैव पंचान्हिकम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 8 · p. 112 · v. 28.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
- Contraindication in the text: Ghee for oleation is not to be given in loss of appetite, new fever, heart disease, pregnancy, fainting, intoxication, giddiness and fatigue, emaciation, after drinking alcohol, in abdominal disease, indigestion, after excessive purification by emesis and the like, or to one who has had an enema.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Contraindications are from verse 30 on PDF page 185. Supervision flag set because this oleation is the preparatory stage of emesis, purgation and enema.
Quick facts
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