अच्छपेयस्तु यः स्नेहो न तामाहुर्विचारणाम्| स्नेहस्य स भिषग्दृष्टः कल्पः प्राथमकल्पिकः ||२६||
[Preferred form of lipid] Acchapeya(drinking sneha alone) is not considered as vicharana (alternate form or recipe of administration of sneha), since physicians recommend it as the first preferred method of snehana therapy.
Thus, vicharana could be of sixty four kinds. These should be administered according to the habits, season, diseases and the constitution of the person.
अहोरात्रमहः कृत्स्नमर्धाहं च प्रतीक्षते| प्रधाना मध्यमा ह्रस्वा स्नेहमात्रा जरां प्रति ||२९||
[Doses of lipids and their indications] Dose of sneha: Dose is divided into maximum, moderate and minimum based upon the time taken for it to get digested as follows: -Pradhana (maximum): Dose that digests in one day and night (24 hours). -Madhyama (moderate): Dose that digests in one day (12 hours). -Hrasva (minimum): Dose that digests in half day (6 hours).
Thus, these three doses of sneha are administered by size (or quantity) of the dose, keeping in mind their ability to get digested. Further I will explain to you their usage depending upon individual patient.