Susruta Samhita - Mandhata Global

Chap. XXXI. ] CHIKITSA STHANAM. 553
the year which are neither too hot nor too cold* in-
asmuch as the use of clear or transparent oil or Ghrita
is above being commendable. A Sneha should betaken
in the morning (lit. day-time) during the cold months of
the year and in case of the joint aggravation of the bodily
Vdyu and Kapha ; whereas it should be taken in the
evening (lit. night) during summer and in cases of the
joint aggravation of the bodily Vayu and Pitta. Potions
of oil or clarified butter taken in summer by a person
suffering from an aggravation of the bodily Vdyu
and Pitta may bring on thirst, epileptic fits and
insanity. In the same manner draughts of oil or
clarified butter taken in winter by a person suffering
from an aggravation of the bodily Vayu or Kapha
may be followed by a heaviness of the limbs, aver-
sion to food and. colic (Sula). If a patient feels thirsty
after taking a Sneha, he should take warm water, and
be made to vomit the Sneha with (further) draughts of
hot water in the event of the thirst still not subsiding.
Cooling plasters should be applied to his head and
a cold water bath should be prescribed, 19-B.
The Dosag'e :—The Dosage of a Sneha which
requires the quarter part of a day {i.e., three hours)
to be digested, should be deemed appetising and bene-
ficial in slight aggravations of the bodily Doshas ; that
which requires half a day to be digested should be
regarded as invigorating, spermatopoietic, construct-
ive and beneficial in moderate aggravations of the
* Both Vrinda and Chakrapani read this but with little difference.
Both of them read "^fj^ ^ ^cT^,"
?.^., in the cold season. But their
commentators accept the reading "^T% •TfSI'^pftcT%,^' as in the text, to be
a variant. We have the authority of Charaka, however, to accept the
reading of the text.
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