concept of anupana explained with examples

1. ANUPANA
DR YADU GOPAN MD (AYU)
KAYACHIKITSA
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CONTENTS
1. References
2. Introduction
3. Synonyms and types of anupana
4. Anupana Kala
5. Anupana guna and anukta anupana
6. Anupana ayogya
7. Apathya viharas during anupana sevana
8. Disadvantages of not taking anupana
9. Anupana according to dosha predominance
10. Anupana for specific purposes
11. Anupana according to roga
12. Anupana for chaturvidha sneha
13. Narayana churna and anupanas
14. Ritu hareetaki rasayana with anupanas
15. Vatagajankusha rasa and anupanas article

3. REFERENCES
• Ashtanga Hridaya Sutra 7
• Sushruta Sutra 46
• Charaka Sutra 27
• Bhavaprakasha Purva 6
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4. • अनुपश्चात ् सह वा पीयते इतत अनुपानम् |
- bhavaprakasha
That which is taken along with medicine or food is known as
anupana.
The anupana which is taken along with ahara must be
of the opposite guna to the ahara, but it should not be
opposite to dhatu guna.
यथा,-स्ननग्धनय रूक्षम ्, रूक्षनय स्ननग्धम ्, शीतनयोष्णम ्, उष्णनय शीतम ्,
मधुरनयाम्लम ्, अम्लनय मधुरममत्यादि|
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INTRODUCTION

5. SYNONYMS OF ANUPANA
• अनुपान
• अनुतर्ष
• अनुपेय
• अनुपानीय
• और्धाम्ग पेय
• वाहन
• सहयोगग
• माध्यम
TYPES OF ANUPANA
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6. ANUPANA KALA
• आदिपान - कर्षणार्ष
• मध्यपान - स्र्ापनार्ष
• अन्तपान – बृम्हणार्ष
ANUKTA ANUPANA
When no specific anupana is mentioned for a particular
medicine madhu or ushnajala has to be considered.
श्रेष्ठ अनुपान : महेन्रजल
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7. ANUPANA GUNA
A.H. Sutra 7
Su.Sutra 46
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8. ANUPANA AYOGYA
• Swasa
• Kasa
• Urdhwa jatrugata vikara
• Urakshata/Kshataksheena
• Praseka
• Swara upahata
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9. APATHYA VIHARA DURING ANUPANA SEVANA
• Adhwa(walking)
• Bhashya (speaking)
• Adhyayana (reading)
• Geya (singing)
• Swapna (sleeping)
• Anna (food)
These apathya viharas cause dosha dushti in amashaya
which later reaches kantha and ura pradesha and leads to
abhishyanda, agnisada, chardi
Su.Sutra 46
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10. DISADVANTAGES OF NOT TAKING ANUPANA
Su.Sutra 46
• Obstruction of food
• No digestion
• No liquefaction of food
• Diseases
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11. ANUPANA ACCORDING TO DOSHA PREDOMINANCE
Cha.Su 27
Vata – snigdha ushna anupana
Pitta – madhura sheeta anupana
Kapha – ruksha ushna anupana
Kshaya – mamsarasa
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12. ANUPANA FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
For persons with alpagni, anidra, tandra, shoka, bhaya
and klama proper mamsa sevana is advised along with
madya.
• For krisha persons, if they desire to build up body sura is
advised as anupana
• For sthula persons, if they desire to reduced body
madhudaka is advised as anupana
Cha.Su 27
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13. Those who are physically exhausted due to upavasa,
adhwa, bhashya, streeseva, maruta-atapa seva, Paya (milk)
the best anupana and it is like amrita for them.
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14. ANUPANA ACCORDING TO ROGA
• शूल - दहिंगु
• पुराणज्वर - घृत + पपप्पलल
• वातरोग - लशुन + घृत
• ज्वर - मुस्त,पपषटक
• ग्रहणण - तक्र
• पवर् - स्वणषभस्म
• छदिष - लाजोिक
• अततसार - कु टज
• अशष - गित्रकमूल
• कृ लम - पवडिंग क्वार्
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15. ANUPANA FOR CHATURVIDHA SNEHA
• Ghrita – ushnajala
• Taila – yusha
• Vasa and Majja – manda
Ushnajala can be used as anupana for any sneha
Cha.Su.13
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16. NARAYANA CHURNA AND ANUPANAS – Cha.Chi 13/124-132
• उिर - तक्र
• गुल्म - बिराम्बु
• आनद्ध वात - सुर
• वातरोग - प्रसन्न
• पवड्सिंघ - िगधमण्ड
• अशष - िाडडमािंबु
• पररकततषक - वृक्षाम्ल
• अजीणष - उष्णजल
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17. RITU HAREETAKI Bha.Pra.Ni. Hareetakyadi varga
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18. Vatagajankusha rasa with pippali churna and manjishta
kwatha as anupana
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19. THANK YOU
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