Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
There are a lot of good remedies and medicines for Karshya i.e. emaciation and for Krisha Rogi – extraordinarily skinny people. However the whole lot follows some normal ideas.
Right here, on this article, we will contact on the ideas of administration of emaciation / leanness / thinness – as enumerated by Acharya Vagbhata.
Ref – A.H.Su.14/33b-35
Therapy Rules 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॥
Beneath talked about are the remedy ideas for the administration of emaciation –
1. Sarvam Pana Anna Bheshajam Brmhanam
Every kind of liquids, meals and herbs / medicines that are brimhana in nature ought 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 objective of nourishing the physique and developing the physique in a wholesome means such that the individual overcomes his emaciation and step by step stoutens in a wholesome means.
2. Achintaya
Achintya means absence of fear. Worrying is a mirrored image of extreme stress the individual 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 ought to be suggested to avoid aggravating conditions and environments and to not hold worrying.
3. Harshanena
Harshanena means ‘to be happy’. Not worrying and being pleased are two sides of the identical coin. They seem one and the identical, however they’re completely different from one another. An individual who doesn’t fear shouldn’t be primarily pleased. A contented individual needn’t be the one who doesn’t have any fear.
4. Dhruvam Santarpanena Cha
Dhruvam Santarpana – means satisfactory use of nutritious meals. Lean individuals ought 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 individual ought 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 claimed to be conducive for emaciated folks and really a lot nourishing in nature. The affected person also needs to cease conserving awake throughout the evening 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 said principles, the emaciated person becomes as stout as a Varaha – boar’.
Aside from this, he additional mentions the very best meals for the emaciated people i.e. mamsa – meat.
6. Mamsada Mamsa Sevana
There may be nothing equal to meat among the many meals which trigger stoutness of the physique. Mamsa is the very best meals and medication 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 the very best amongst all meats.
