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Charak Samhita

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विद्धभग्नाहतभ्रष्टयोनिकर्णशिरोरुजि। पौरुषोपचये स्नेहे व्यायामे चेष्यते वसा ॥१६॥

Vasa (muscle fat) is useful in healing punctured wounds, fractures, accidental trauma, prolapsed vagina, pain in ear and head, enhancing virility, oleation and for those doing physical exertion.

english translation

बलशुक्ररसश्लेष्ममेदोमज्जविवर्धनः। मज्जा विशेषतोऽस्थ्नां च बलकृत् स्नेहने हितः ॥१७॥

Majja (bone marrow) improves strength, semen, rasa, kapha, meda and majja. It especially strengthens bones and useful for oleation.

english translation

सर्पिः शरदि पातव्यं वसा मज्जा च माधवे। तैलं प्रावृषि नात्युष्णशीते स्नेहं पिबेन्नरः ॥१८॥

[Time of administration] Ghrita (ghee) should be consumed in sharada (autumn) season, while vasa (muscle fat) and majja (bone marrow) in madhava (spring) season, and taila (oil) during pravrita (early monsoon). Sneha should be consumed at a time when it is neither very hot nor cold.

english translation

वातपित्ताधिको रात्रावुष्णे चापि पिबेन्नरः। श्लेष्माधिको दिवा शीते पिबेच्चामलभास्करे ॥१९॥

In case of aggravation of vata - pitta dosha, and in hot (summer) season, sneha should be consumed at night (evening time). In aggravation of kapha and in cold season, it should be consumed at day time.

english translation

अत्युष्णे वा दिवा पीतो वातपित्ताधिकेन वा। मूर्च्छां पिपासामुन्मादं कामलां वा समीरयेत् ॥२०॥

Sneha consumed at day time during hot season or by person who has great aggravation of vata-pitta, can lead to diseases such as fainting, severe thirst, insanity and jaundice.

english translation