Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
There are various good therapies and medicines for Karshya i.e. emaciation and for Krisha Rogi – extraordinarily skinny people. However every little thing follows some normal rules.
Right here, on this article, we will contact on the rules of administration of emaciation / leanness / thinness – as enumerated by Acharya Vagbhata.
Ref – A.H.Su.14/33b-35
Therapy Ideas for Karshya
योजयेद्बृंहणं तत्र सर्वं पानान्नभेषजम्॥३३॥
अचिन्तया हर्षणेन ध्रुवं सन्तर्पणेन च।
स्वप्नप्रसङ्गाञ्च कृशो वराह इव पुष्यति॥३४॥
न हि मांससमं किञ्चिदन्यद्देहबृहत्त्वकृत्।
मांसादमांसं मासेन सम्भृतत्वाद्विशेषतः॥३५॥
Under talked about are the remedy rules for the administration of emaciation –
1. Sarvam Pana Anna Bheshajam Brmhanam
All types of liquids, meals and herbs / medicines that are brimhana in nature needs to be prescribed. Brimhana implies that which promotes and enhances the majority of the transfer, that which is nourishing in nature and that which brings about stoutening. Right here, the meals, drinks and medicines that are prescribed ought to serve this function of nourishing the physique and setting up the physique in a wholesome manner such that the particular person overcomes his emaciation and progressively stoutens in a wholesome manner.
2. Achintaya
Achintya means absence of fear. Worrying is a mirrored image of extreme stress the particular person is present process. Chinta – extreme fear causes a rise in Vata. This elevated vata wouldn’t solely create extreme dryness within the physique however would additionally dry up the tissues of the physique. When not addressed, it might result in emaciation. The one that is emaciated needs to be suggested to stay away from tense conditions and environments and to not hold worrying.
3. Harshanena
Harshanena means ‘to be comfortable’. Not worrying and being comfortable are two sides of the identical coin. They seem one and the identical, however they’re totally different from one another. An individual who doesn’t fear will not be basically comfortable. A contented particular person needn’t be the one who doesn’t have any fear.
4. Dhruvam Santarpanena Cha
Dhruvam Santarpana – means sufficient use of nutritious meals. Lean individuals needs to be given nutritious meals that are mild to digest, as per the precept i.e. laghu apatarpana. Lean folks want meals that are nutritious and in addition nourish and enrich their tissues.
5. Swapna Prasangat cha
Swapna Prasanga – means the particular person needs to be suggested to sleep adequately. Good high quality and amount of sleep is nourishing in nature. Diwaswapna i.e. sleeping throughout morning / day time is alleged to be conducive for emaciated folks and really a lot nourishing in nature. The affected person must also cease preserving awake throughout the night time time, which will increase vata and causes depletion of tissues, which is non-conducive for lean folks.
Acharya additional says that ‘by following the above mentioned rules, the emaciated particular person turns into as stout as a Varaha – boar’.
Other than this, he additional mentions one of the best meals for the emaciated people i.e. mamsa – meat.
6. Mamsada Mamsa Sevana
There’s nothing equal to meat among the many meals which trigger stoutness of the physique. Mamsa is one of the best meals and drugs to result in brimhana – stoutening of emaciated individuals.
Even among the many meats, the mamsada mamsa – the meat of the meat-eating animals i.e. carnivorous animals. It is because the carnivorous animals get nourished by feeding meat itself. Subsequently, their meat is enriched with ulterior high quality and is one of the best amongst all meats.