Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Snehana may be administered for all dosha situations. So, pitta isn’t an exception. Virechana is the perfect remedy for top pitta people and excessive pitta issues, Vamana too. For administration of vamana or virechana, snehana and swedana are necessary purvakarmas (preparatory procedures). So, snehana will inevitably come into the equation whereas coping with excessive pitta situations.
However there are specific specific guidelines and rules which must be adopted as per directions by Acharyas within the treatises. Else, unwanted side effects of snehana shall happen.
On this article we will talk about the usage of snehana for pitta people, the unwanted side effects of wrongly administered snehana, precautions to be taken and strategies of managing the ailing results of erroneously administered snehana in pitta situations.
Snehana in Pitta people and situations during which side-effects may be anticipated
Aspect-effects of administering snehana throughout mid-day, daytime or summer season
In circumstances of excessive pitta situations, Snehana needs to be administered within the night time, and in addition in excessive vata situations. In case of excessive kapha situations, snehana shall be administered throughout mid-day.
Negative effects of snehana can happen whether it is administered towards these guidelines i.e. if snehana is run throughout mid-day in excessive pitta situations.
Administering snehana in daytime or mid-day in pitta (and vata) situations may cause unwanted side effects like bhrama – fainting, trshna – thirst, unmada – madness, psychoses, kamala – jaundice and so forth. Related side-effects or problems happen if snehana is finished in excessive pitta situations at day time in grishma rtu i.e. summer season.
Precaution – Gauze the daylight and season earlier than administering snehana in pitta people and in pitta issues.
Aspect-effects of administering snehana in extreme dose
Pitta folks may have Mrdu Koshta i.e. straightforward bowel actions. Sneha has Sara Guna i.e. ‘stream’ high quality. When Sneha is given in additional doses to folks with Pitta predominance, it should induce purgation. So, the intention with which Sneha has been administered shall be nullified. So, dose calculation of Sneha, although, is a vital and difficult a part of preparatory procedures for Panchakarma, extra so in situations and individuals having pitta predominance.
Precaution – Be certain that your arithmetic in relation to calculation of correct dosage of Sneha for pitta is spot on.
Aspect-effects as a result of type of Sneha utilized in Snehana
Sarpi / Ghrita – ghee is the preferable Sneha for vata-pitta individuals and vata-pitta issues.
Taila – oil needs to be administered in situations attributable to elevated vata, kapha and meda, ideally in chilly seasons. Administration of taila in pitta individuals and in pitta issues would worsen pitta and trigger pitta associated signs and problems as side-effects of snehana.
Precaution – Whereas coping with pitta, desire ghrita and keep away from taila.
Aspect-effects of Sneha in pitta people in relation to kostha
Pitta people have mrdu kostha i.e. straightforward or clean bowel actions. Compared to kapha and vata people, defecation is simple in pitta people, owing to sara high quality of pitta, which has a pure tendency to stream out. These people purge simply by consumption of sugarcane juice, jaggery, curd-water, milk, curds, candy pudding (payasa), ghee, krshara and so forth. So, warning needs to be taken whereas giving ghee therapeutically, particularly in deciding the fitting dosage. Mrudu Koshta is because of the dominance of pitta in grahani – small gut and least affect of kapha and vata on this zone.
Precaution – needs to be taken in deciding the right dosage of Sneha – ghee.
Aspect-effects of Sneha administered when there’s excessive pitta in grahani together with sturdy digestive hearth
When there’s excessive pitta within the grahani – duodenum / small gut and robust digestive hearth, the Sneha taken by the individual will rapidly be digested very quickly, by the motion of sturdy agni – digestive hearth. The sturdy agni consumes even heavy doses of Sneha and after rapidly digesting it might displace ojas from its place, and aggravates thirst with extreme dreadful problems. Even heavy meals taken wouldn’t fulfill the agni which has severely elevated as a result of consumption of Sneha.
Precaution – The standing of pitta within the gut and the character of agni needs to be analyzed earlier than deciding to manage snehana for pitta people as a result of agni itself is represented within the pitta.
Administration – The individual is not going to really feel glad if he doesn’t drink chilly water presently. Subsequently, chilly water is the only real treatment for the individual at this level of time. If he doesn’t eat chilly water on this situation, he might die, identical to a venomous snake mendacity amidst a heap of wooden dies with the fireplace of its personal toxic breath.
If the affected person will get extreme thirst as a result of indigestion of Sneha, vamana – emesis needs to be administered, after having given chilly water and unctuous meals.
Aspect-effects of administering achcha-sneha in extreme pitta improve and sama pitta situations
Accha Sneha – unmixed / pure ghee shouldn’t be administered in case of extreme improve of pitta and in addition in situations whereby there’s affiliation of ama with pitta i.e. sama pitta situations. If taken, it might trigger a extreme type of jaundice and should show deadly by severely impairing the consciousness.
Precaution – Achcha Sneha needs to be prevented when there’s extreme pitta improve and in presence of indicators and signs of sama pitta.
Normal Administration
The unwanted side effects of improper selection or administration of snehana in pitta people or excessive pitta situations shall be in accordance with the unwanted side effects which get manifested.
Relying on the unwanted side effects or improper indicators of oleation, a number of of the beneath talked about measures needs to be adopted in managing the situations – Vamana – emesis
- Vamana – emesis
- Swedana – sudation
- Langhana – lightening therapies, fasting
- Virechana – purgation
- Triphala Churna administration
- Takrarishta administration
- Snigdha Annapana – unctuous meals and drinks
- Gomutra – urine of cow
Particular administration of side-effects of Sneha in pitta people and excessive pitta situations have been talked about within the above paragraphs, as per the context and wish.
