A Review of Sasneha Guna of Pitta Dosha

Abstract

Acharya Charaka says that “One who knows the normal functioning of the Sharira [body] alone can understand its functioning and he can then work towards the attainment of Arogya [health]. Such a physician alone stands to be referred as the Bhishak [physician]”. Any deviation from the normal functioning of body leads to disease. Every physician strives to attain success in the field of clinical practice by easing the suffering of the individual. Dhatu-Samya [equilibrium of structural component] is attained when the Dosha work in their normalcy owing to their normal Guna-Karma (attributes). Acknowledging these attributes of Pitta Dosha with a purview of modern science is the requirement of present scenario. To understand this aspect of Dosha, there is a need of enhancement of fundamentals with respect to practical implementation. In the present review, an effort has been put to understand the Sasneha Guna [quality of unctuousness] of Pitta Dosha based on the etymological and syntactical derivation, bio-physical and molecular meaning.