Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
There are numerous good therapies 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 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॥
Beneath talked about are the therapy 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 signifies 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 developing the physique in a wholesome manner such that the individual overcomes his emaciation and regularly stoutens in a wholesome manner.
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 stay away from traumatic conditions and environments and to not preserve worrying.
3. Harshanena
Harshanena means ‘to be glad’. Not worrying and being glad 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 basically glad. A cheerful individual 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 ought to be given nutritious meals that are gentle to digest, as per the precept i.e. laghu apatarpana. Lean individuals 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 individuals and really a lot nourishing in nature. The affected person must also cease maintaining awake in the course of the night time time, which will increase vata and causes depletion of tissues, which is non-conducive for lean individuals.
Acharya additional says that ‘by following the above stated ideas, the emaciated individual turns into as stout as a Varaha – boar’.
Aside from this, he additional mentions the most effective 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 the most effective 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 most effective amongst all meats.
