तत्र पूर्वरूपदर्शने ज्वरादौ वा हितं लघ्वशनमपतर्पणं वा, ज्वरस्यामाशयसमुत्थत्वात्;ततःकषायपानाभ्यङ्गस्नेहस्वेदप्रदेहपरिषेकानुलेपनवमनविरेचनास्थापनानुवासनोपशमननस्तःकर्म-धूपधूमपानाञ्जनक्षीरभोजनविधानं च यथास्वं युक्त्या प्रयोज्यम् ||३६||
[Principles of management of jwara] When premonitory symptoms manifest or at the onset of the fever, dieting or fasting is useful because the disease originates from the amashaya. In such a case, intake of kashaya (decoctions), massage, oleation (snehana), fomentation (swedana), thick ointment (pradeha), sprinkling (parisheka), anulepana (anointing with pastes), emesis, purgation, decoction and oily enema, pacification measures, nasal errhines, fumigation, medicated smoking, collyrium, medicated milk and a specific dietetic regimen should be indicated as per the condition.
tatra pUrvarUpadarzane jvarAdau vA hitaM laghvazanamapatarpaNaM vA, jvarasyAmAzayasamutthatvAt;tataHkaSAyapAnAbhyaGgasnehasvedapradehapariSekAnulepanavamanavirecanAsthApanAnuvAsanopazamananastaHkarma-dhUpadhUmapAnAJjanakSIrabhojanavidhAnaM ca yathAsvaM yuktyA prayojyam ||36||
In all types of jirna jwara (chronic fever), internal use of medicated ghee prepared is recommended. Medicated ghee pacifies vata by its unctuousness, kapha by (ghee infused with) kapha pacifying drugs, and pitta by its coldness. Therefore, ghee is useful in all forms of jirna jwara like fire subsides with water.
By its unctuous property, it subdues Vata, by its cooling property it subdues Pitta; and ghee inspite of its being possessed of qualities similar to those of Kapha, subdues it when prepared with suitable drugs.
There is no other unctuous article which imbibes the quality of drugs to the extent that ghee does. Hence ghee is regarded as the best of all unctuous articles.