Astanga Hrudaya
ह्यस्तने जीर्ण एवान्ने स्नेहोऽच्छः शुद्धये बहुः। शमनः क्षुद्वतोऽनन्नो मध्यमात्रश्च शस्यते॥१९॥
Snehapanavidhi – procedure of drinking fat :- For Shodhana – As a preparation procedure to Panchakarma therapy, Acchasneha – drinking of fat alone should be soon after digestion of previous food and in maximum dose. For Shamana – For mitigation of Doshas, for palliating a disease, fats should be consumed when the person is hungry and without food – fasting and in medium dose.
english translation
hyastane jIrNa evAnne sneho'cchaH zuddhaye bahuH। zamanaH kSudvato'nanno madhyamAtrazca zasyate॥19॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript