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→Signs of inadequate, proper and excess oleation [verse 57-59]
''Sneha'' is mainly contraindicated in conditions where there are excessive body secretions especially from mouth and rectum, ''ama'' formation, poor digestion, excess aggravation of ''dosha'', and in cases where other therapies such as ''nasya'' and ''basti'' are being administered. Oleation therapy worsens the condition in these cases.
''Sneha'' is mainly contraindicated in conditions where there are excessive body secretions especially from mouth and rectum, ''ama'' formation, poor digestion, excess aggravation of ''dosha'', and in cases where other therapies such as ''nasya'' and ''basti'' are being administered. Oleation therapy worsens the condition in these cases.
==== Signs of inadequate, proper and excess oleation [verse 57-59] ====
==== Signs of inadequate, proper and excess ''Sneha'' [verse 57-59] ====
Inadequate oleation does not pacify ''vata'' and disturbs ''agni'' leading to poor digestion. Proper oleation due to proper ''sneha'' improves digestion. The skin acts as a water resisting barrier to prevent flow of essential nutrients out of the body. The nutrients and oils that help hydrate the skin are covered by the outer layer of skin, the epidermis. Softness or tenderness of skin is a result of proper oleation since ''snehana'' adds to the functional improvement of fat deposits of the body. Excess oleation causes improperly formed faeces, which may be due to increase in colorectal transit time as a result of excess unctousness in gastrointestinal lumen. Stools are formed in the colon in the last phase of digestion. Through peristalsis, the muscles of the colon and the abdomen advance the liquid feces through the colon and compress the fecal matter into stool. During this process the colon extracts water from liquid feces as it passes down. The water is absorbed by the lumen, leaving the larger waste particles to be further tumbled along and formed into stools. Due to excess oleation, blockage of microchnnels and villi occurs and absorptive function may become hampered leading to improperly formed stool. All other symptoms of excess oleation are due to increase in ''kleda'' (moisture) in body leading to heaviness, loss of digestive strength etc.
==== Do’s and Don’ts after ''Sneha'' Consumption [62-64] ====
Guidelines to be followed after ''sneha'' consumption are intended:
*To maintain digestive power at optimum quality
*To avoid any physical exertion
*To keep mental balance intact
*To avoid any etiological factors for production of diseases.
Digestion and physical activities are associated with large and sometimes opposite changes in several physiological parameters. Gastric acid secretion during digestion causes increased levels of plasma bicarbonate ([HCO-3] (pl)), whereas activity leads to a metabolic acidosis with increased lactate and decrease in plasma bicarbonate. Thus naturally to keep digestion of ''sneha'' at optimum, person needs to avoid excess physical exertion.
Emotions affect physiological processes and actions which are responsible for nutrient malabsorption and digestive health. Saliva becomes more acidic under stress, depression and negative emotions due to alteration in salivary digestive enzyme, ptyaline. The negative emotions also affect the production of pepsin in the stomach, enzyme release from the pancreas and also liver bile flow. Anxiety, is responsible for "fight or flight" response, that takes up a lot of brain's resources, so to compensate it slows down parts of brain that are not as necessary, such as the muscles involved in digestion. Anxiety can also cause low serotonin, and that means that some of the messengers that are normally travelling into body are possibly being created at a lower rate, leading to digestive disorders. During the fight or flight response, body creates massive amounts of adrenaline to give extra energy. In order to create that energy, adrenaline needs to take it from "sugar storage" - While adrenaline does this, body starts processing nutrients at rates that aren't ideal. It changes how body processes nutrients as well and could conceivably affect digestive health. All these factors collectively may cause adverse effects of sneha due to impaired digestive power. Therefore, avoiding negative emotions is important in oleation therapy.
Emotions affect physiological processes and actions which are responsible for nutrient malabsorption and digestive health. Saliva becomes more acidic under stress, depression and negative emotions due to alteration in salivary digestive enzyme, ptyaline. The negative emotions also affect the production of pepsin in the stomach, enzyme release from the pancreas and also liver bile flow. Anxiety, is responsible for "fight or flight" response, that takes up a lot of brain's resources, so to compensate it slows down parts of brain that are not as necessary, such as the muscles involved in digestion. Anxiety can also cause low serotonin, and that means that some of the messengers that are normally travelling into body are possibly being created at a lower rate, leading to digestive disorders. During the fight or flight response, body creates massive amounts of adrenaline to give extra energy. In order to create that energy, adrenaline needs to take it from "sugar storage" - While adrenaline does this, body starts processing nutrients at rates that aren't ideal. It changes how body processes nutrients as well and could conceivably affect digestive health. All these factors collectively may cause adverse effects of sneha due to impaired digestive power. Therefore, avoiding negative emotions is important in oleation therapy.
Avoiding breeze, snow, sunlight etc. are must to avoid any environmental infections or altered immune responses.
Avoiding breeze, snow, sunlight etc. are must to avoid any environmental infections or altered immune responses.