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Anupana means juices or liquids taken
after meals. Liquids that possess the properties
opposite to that of the food consumed and that, which
does not cause any harm to the person, is the ideal
after drink.
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| Anupana helps in |
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- toning and invigorating the body,
- giving a feeling of contentment,
- making the food move downwards easily,
- breaking the hard materials of the food, making
them soft and moistening them,
- easy digestion and distribution.
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| Substances that can be taken as
anupana |
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- Water is best
as it is the chief source for all tastes. Hot
water should be taken after consuming foods
prepared from corn flour and such other
ingredients that are hard to digest.
- Milk is best
after eating rice that has matured in sixty days;
for those who are debilitated due to fasting, long
walks, excessive speaking, sexual intercourse and
excessive exercise, and also for children and the
aged.
- Meat soup is
best for those who have emaciated due to less
consumption of food or other diseases.
- Sour syrups
for those who are suffering from disorders of
vata.
- Sugar added in water
is good for those who are suffering from disorders
of pitta.
- Water boiled with
triphala mixed with honey is good for
curing diseases of kapha and of the eyes and
throat.
- Mastu (curd
water / whey) or cold water is best after
consuming, dahi (curds), kuchika (milk and
buttermilk heated together in an earthen pot turns
into a semisolid form) and kilata (thickened
milk).
- Dhanyamla (sour
gruel of cereals), mastu (curd water / whey) or
takra (buttermilk) are ideal after eating foods
prepared with pulses, vegetables and coarse
grains.
- Madya (wines)
are good after consuming meat or the syrups of
sour fruits, water or fermented drinks; prepared
in cold processing will be ideal, depending upon
the qualities. Madhvasava (wine prepared from
honey) is very good after consuming meat of
domesticated animals.
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| Anupana should be avoided by those
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- diseases on the parts above the shoulders,
- dyspnoea, cough, excess salivation, hiccup,
hoarseness of voice etc.
- injury to the chest and
- those who are of talkative nature or who
practice singing,
If these people have an after-drink, it disturbs their
stomach, results in congestion of the chest and
increases the moisture of the food in the throat
causing watery discharge from the tissues.
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