This presentation deals with Sadhyosneha and Avapeedaka sneha

1. SADHYOSNEHA &
AVAPEEDAKA
SNEHAPANA
Dr Akshay Shetty
Associate Professor
Department of Panchakarma
SSRAMC& H Inchal

2. Contents
Objectives
Definition of Sadyosneha
Utility of Sadhyosneha
Preparations of Sadyosneha
Definition of Avapeedaka Snehapana
Utility of Avapeedaka Snehapana
Summary
References
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3. Objectives
By the end of the presentation the
students must be able to –
1. Define Sadyosneha
2. Explain Utility of Sadhyosneha
3. List Preparations of Sadyosneha
4. Define Avapeedaka Snehapana
5. Explain Utility of Avapeedaka
Snehapana
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4. सद्यःस्नेहनमिमि िदहरेव||३८-४४|| Dalahana Su Ch 31
सद्यः स्नेहप्रयोगेणैकमदनेनामि स्नेहनिनुजानीि इमि ब्रुविे| Ca.Si 1/6
सद्यः-शीघ्रं स्नेहनाः,- मिचिुरैरहोमिमविनाऽमि स्नेहनाः Arunadatta on A.H.Su.16/39-42
Sadyo Snehana is a procedure of administration of Sneha to achieve Snigdha
Lakshana immediately or with in shorter duration
Sadyo Snehana brings Snigdha Lakshana quickly on the day of administration
Sadyo Snehana quickly oleates even with in 3, 4 days
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5. सद्यःस्नेहप्रयोगा अमि त्र्यहेणैव स्नेहयन्ति, स्तुत्यर्थं िु िेषु सद्य इत्यरुक्ति्|
Chakrapani Ca.Su 16/51
Snehana therapy, which is said to produce unctuousness
instantaneously, may also take three days to bring Snigdha
Lakshana
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6. सुक
ु िारं क
ृ शं वृद्धं मशशुं स्नेहमिषं ि्ा |
िृष्णािििुष्णकाले च सह िक्तेन िाययेि् ||३७|| Su.Ch 31/37
बालवृद्धामदषु स्नेहिररहारासमहष्णुषु||३९||
योगामनिाननुिेगान् सद्यःस्नेहान् प्रयोजयेि्| A.H Su 16
Old
Sukumara
Children
Krisha
Thrishnarta
Ushnakala
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7. Sadhyosneha
yoga
Pippali, Saindhava, four Snehas and Dadhi Mastu all
this taken together [Su.Ci.31/38].
Intake of Snigdha Yavagu fried in Mamsarasa, well
prepared and added with plentiful Soup
[Su.Ci.31/39]
Intake of Sukshma Yavagu of little rice cooked in
milk and added with Ghee [Su.Ci.31/40].
Pippali, Saindhava, Ghee, Tila Pishta, and Varaha
Vasa all taken together [Su.Ci.31/41].
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8. Milk of Cow milked in to a vessel containing Ghee mixed with
powdered sugar. This Yoga is indicated specially for Ruksha
persons [Su.Ci.31/42].
Ghee cooked with decoction of Yava, Kola and Kulatha, Milk,
curd and Sura added with paste of Pippali. This yoga indicated
for Raja and Rajasamebhya persons [Su.Ci.31/43, 44].
Mamsa Rasa prepared by boiling large quantities of meat of
animals of Jangala or Anupa region,
Above Mamsa Rasa along with Sneha Bharjita Yavagu,
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9. Phanita along with Snehayukta Tila Curna,
Krshara along with Sneha and Phanita,
Sadyo Dugdha with Ghee and sugar or Ghee and salt,
Ghee processed with Curd, Vyosha, juice of Amalaki and
Draksha,
Payasa prepared with addition of Masha and many kinds
of fatty substances [A.S.Su.25/46 and A.H.Su.16/40,41].
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10. Pancha Prasrta Peya: Pancha Prasrta Peya is prepared with
one Prasta each of Chatuh Sneha and one Prasta of rice
[A.S.Su.25/ 46; Ca.Su.13/90 and A.H.Su.16/42].
Lavanopahita Sneha:The Sneha added with Lavana oleates
an individual instantaneously [Sadyo Snehana], because salt
is by nature Abhishyandi, Sukshma, Aruksha, Ushna and
Vyavayi [Ca.Su.13/98; A.H.Su.16/43 and A.S.Su25/46].
The quantity of Lavana mixed with Sneha should be such
that, it should not cause excessive salt in taste [Dalhana on
Su.Ci.31/44].
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11. Avapeedaka
Sneha
अन्नाविीमििं च िध्यिोजनिीिं घृिं िवमि| Chakrapani, Ca.Chi
15/209
िूिजेषु िु िाने च प्राग्भक्तं शस्यिे घृिि्||६||
जीणािन्तिक
ं चोत्तिया िािया योजनाियि्|
अविीिकिेिच्च संमििं A.H Su 4
प्राग्भक्तं-
भोजनात्पूर्वं, घृतं पाने शस्यते| जीर्ाान्तिक
ं घृतं च शस्यते| कथम् ? उ
त्तमया मात्रया-
अहोरात्रजरर्लक्षर्या| योजनाद्वयमेतच्चार्वपीडकसंज्ञितं-
अर्वपीडकमुच्यते| योजनयोद्वायं योजनाद्वयं,-
प्राग्भक्तस्नेहयोजना जीर्ाान्तिकस्नेहयोजना च| तत्र, प्राग्भक्तं-
यत्र घृतपानसमनिरं भक्तं भुज्यते, जीर्ाान्तिक
ं -
यत् ह्यस्तनेऽन्ने जीर्े घृतं प्रयुज्यते| Arunadatta
अर्वपीडको ज्ञद्वज्ञर्वधः,-
हृस्वया मात्रया प्राग्भक्तप्रयोगः, उत्तमया अनन्नप्रयोग्च| Hemadri
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12. The word Avapeedaka implies the meaning of either peedana (pushing down)
of dosha (bodily humor) or the peedana of ahara (food)
Avapeedaka snehapana is a special pattern of oral administration of sneha. Here Sneha is
administered in 2 kala (period) at a stretch, that is, pragbhakta (before food) and
in jeernantha avastha (after the digestion of food) in hrusva matra (minimal dose)
and uttama matra (maximal dose) respectively.
Uttama matra and Hrusva matra are the quantities of sneha that digest in a period of 24
hours and 6 hours, respectively
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13. Utility
Avapeedaka snehapana is indicated in specific
conditions like
Mutra vegavarodha janyavikara chikitsa (management
of diseases due to the suppression of micturition reflex)
Mutra udavarta chikitsa (management of the
obstruction of urine)
Adhonabhigatavata chikitsa (neurological conditions
below the umbilicus)
Arshachikitsa (management of hemorrhoids).
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14. Summary
1.Define
Sadyosneha
1.Explain
Utility of
Sadhyosneha
List
Preparations
of Sadyosneha
Define
Avapeedaka
Snehapana
Explain Utility
of Avapeedaka
Snehapana
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15. References
• Charaka Samhita
• Sushruta Samhita
• Astanga Hridaya
• Sharangadhar Samhita
• P. B. Kadambari et,al A Critical Review on the Concept
of Avapeedaka Snehapana, a Special Mode of Lipid
Administration,J Evid Based Integr Med.2018
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16. THANK YOU
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