Anupana-(after-drink)
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Anupana-(after-drink)
As
Anupãna
(after-drink)
cold
Water is
ideal
after
meals
containing
It
prepared
from
yava
(barley)
and
godhuma
(wheat),
so also
after
consuming
dadhi
(yoghurt/
curds),
wine,
poison
and
honey.
Warm
Water is
ideal
after
foods
which
are
starchy,
mastu
(whey),
takra
(diluted
buttermilk)
and
amlakajika
(fermented
gruel)
are
ideal;
after
dishes
prepared
from
vegetables
and
mudga
and
other
legumes):
Surã
(beer)
is good
to make
lean
persons
shout,
and
honey
water to
make
stout
persons
lean;
juice of
meat is
good for
the
emaciated,
wines
are
ideal
after a
meal of
meat and
to those
who have
poor
digestive
capacity;
milk is
best
suited
just as
nectar
for
those
who are
debilitated
by
diseases,
medicines
(and
therapies),
walking
long
distances,
speaking,
sexual
intercourse,
fasting,
exposure
to sun
and such
other
(tiresome)
activities;
for the
emaciated,
the
aged,
and
children.
An ideal
anupäna
(-after-drink)
is that
which
has
properties
opposite
of those
of the
foods
but not
incompatible
with
them;
such an
after-drink
is
always
valuable.
Anupäna
(
after-drink)
invigorates,
gives
contentment,
helps
proper
movement
of food
inside,
stability
of the
body
parts;
loosening
of hard
masses
of food,
their
proper
liquefaction
(moistening)
and
digestion.
It is
not good
in
diseases
of the
organs
above
the
shoulders,
dyspnoea,
cough,
injury
to chest
(lungs),
rhinitis,
for
those
engaged
in
singing
and
speaking
and in
hoarseness
of
voice.
Drinking
liquids
(water
etc.)
should
be
avoided
by those
who are
over
hydrated,
who are
suffering
from
polyuria
(diabetes
),
diseases
of the
eyes and
throat,
and
wounds
(ulcers.)
All
persons
(both
healthy
and
sick)
should
avoid
speaking
(oration),
walking
long
distances
and
sleeping
immediately
after
consuming
liquids;
exposure
to sun
and
fire,
travel
in
vehicles,
swimming
and
riding
on
animals
soon
after
consuming
food.
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