Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Snehana might be administered for all dosha situations. So, pitta is just not an exception. Virechana is the very best therapy for prime pitta people and excessive pitta problems, Vamana too. For administration of vamana or virechana, snehana and swedana are obligatory purvakarmas (preparatory procedures). So, snehana will inevitably come into the equation whereas coping with excessive pitta situations.
However there are particular specific guidelines and rules which have to be adopted as per directions by Acharyas within the treatises. Else, negative effects of snehana shall happen.
On this article we will focus on the usage of snehana for pitta people, the negative effects of wrongly administered snehana, precautions to be taken and strategies of managing the sick results of erroneously administered snehana in pitta situations.
Snehana in Pitta people and situations by which side-effects might be anticipated
Aspect-effects of administering snehana throughout mid-day, daytime or summer season
In instances of excessive pitta situations, Snehana needs to be administered within the night time, and likewise in excessive vata situations. In case of excessive kapha situations, snehana shall be administered throughout mid-day.
Unintended effects of snehana can happen whether it is administered in opposition to 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 negative effects like bhrama – fainting, trshna – thirst, unmada – madness, psychoses, kamala – jaundice and many others. Related side-effects or issues happen if snehana is completed 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 problems.
Aspect-effects of administering snehana in extreme dose
Pitta individuals can have Mrdu Koshta i.e. simple bowel actions. Sneha has Sara Guna i.e. ‘movement’ high quality. When Sneha is given in additional doses to individuals with Pitta predominance, it’ll induce purgation. So, the intention with which Sneha has been administered will likely be nullified. So, dose calculation of Sneha, although, is a crucial and difficult a part of preparatory procedures for Panchakarma, extra so in situations and individuals having pitta predominance.
Precaution – Be sure 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 problems.
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 problems would worsen pitta and trigger pitta associated signs and issues as side-effects of snehana.
Precaution – Whereas coping with pitta, favor ghrita and keep away from taila.
Aspect-effects of Sneha in pitta people in relation to kostha
Pitta people have mrdu kostha i.e. simple or clean bowel actions. Compared to kapha and vata people, defecation is straightforward in pitta people, owing to sara high quality of pitta, which has a pure tendency to movement out. These people purge simply by consumption of sugarcane juice, jaggery, curd-water, milk, curds, candy pudding (payasa), ghee, krshara and many others. So, warning needs to be taken whereas giving ghee therapeutically, particularly in deciding the appropriate 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 may be excessive pitta in grahani together with robust digestive fireplace
When there may be excessive pitta within the grahani – duodenum / small gut and powerful digestive fireplace, the Sneha taken by the individual will rapidly be digested very quickly, by the motion of robust agni – digestive fireplace. The robust agni consumes even heavy doses of Sneha and after rapidly digesting it could displace ojas from its place, and aggravates thirst with extreme dreadful issues. 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 won’t really feel glad if he doesn’t drink chilly water at the moment. Due to this fact, chilly water is the only treatment for the individual at this level of time. If he doesn’t devour chilly water on this situation, he could die, similar 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 enhance and sama pitta situations
Accha Sneha – unmixed / pure ghee shouldn’t be administered in case of extreme enhance of pitta and likewise in situations whereby there may be affiliation of ama with pitta i.e. sama pitta situations. If taken, it could trigger a extreme type of jaundice and should show deadly by severely impairing the consciousness.
Precaution – Achcha Sneha needs to be prevented when there may be extreme pitta enhance and in presence of indicators and signs of sama pitta.
Basic Administration
The negative effects of improper alternative or administration of snehana in pitta people or excessive pitta situations shall be in accordance with the negative effects which get manifested.
Relying on the negative effects or improper indicators of oleation, a number of of the under 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 want.
