Role of Lubricants

Lubricants play an important role in controlling or eliminating the diseases. As the diseases are caused by the disturbed doshas, lubricants take responsibility of putting the doshas in right path. If the doshas are brought to their original forms and paths, restoration of health, sense and mind to their original state follows as inevitable sequence.

There are plant based and animal based lubricants. Eighteen plants go into the input of lubricants of plant based. In the animal based, apart from animals, birds, quadrupeds and fish form part of the input.

Different lubricants contain different qualities and perform different actions. Sesame oil is the king among plant originated lubricants. This oil is highly effective for vata related disorders. The queen among all the lubricants both of plant and animal origin is ghee. Ghee not only check and eliminates vata and pitta related disorders but also favourably acts in other segments. It improves semen output, complexion, voice and softens and cools the body. Oil brings back the disturbed vata to its normal state, cleans female genital tract and increases the suppleness and strength of the skin.

Muscle fat is good for treating earache, headache, fracture, intestinal perforation, uterine prolapse etc. Bone marrow is useful for strengthening bones, increasing semen, strength etc. Ghee, oil, muscle fat and bone marrow are the top four among all lubricants.

The application of selective lubricants in appropriate seasons yields better results. Ghee in autumn, oil in the beginning of monsoon, muscle fat in spring and bone marrow also in spring yields good result. Random applications in any season may yield limited results but cause disorders such as indigestion, constipation, colic, fainting etc.

Drinking of hot water after the intake of lubricants is a must. This will stimulate the digestion as otherwise it will hamper the digestion. Acute cold or hot weather is better avoided. Day time is ideal for taking the lubricants but with certain exceptions. When vata or pitta is disturbed and summer is too hot they may be taken at night. All these precautions apply to the external use of lubricants as well.

Each of the lubricants should be used judiciously and directed towards specific disorders. Ghee therapy is most suited for imbalanced vata-pitta engineered disorders and for gaining clear vision, strength, intellectual power, good color, pleasing voice etc. It also holds good for the sufferers of injuries and burns.

Obesity is caused mainly by inhibition of more kapha which is reflected in neck and abdomen with outward bulging. This type of people is prone to vata-related diseases. Oil therapy is most suited to them.

Muscle fat is ideal for the sufferers of vata-related disorders and for the people working with exposure to sun, wind, hard labour, sufferers of diseases connected with joints, bone, vital organs and belly.

Bone marrow is most suited for constipation, vata-related diseases, chronic appetite and the like diseases.