Sneha Kalpana

Sneha Kalpana is a well-known and abundantly used form of medicaments in ayurvedic therapeutics. Sneha Kalpana is in practice since Vedic period in different forms. But the systematic description of preparation is mentioned from samhita kala, sanghraha kala and onwards. The word ¿Sneha Kalpanä consists of two words ¿Snehä and ¿Kalpanä, where Sneha means fats or fatty materials and Kalpana stands for pharmaceutical process of medicaments.In other words Sneha Kalpana may be defined as a process where the various things like decoction, paste, milk and perfuming substances are employed for the preparation of oleaginous medicaments (oil and ghee). This process ensures absorption of the active therapeutic properties of the ingredients used. Tail Kalpana (medicated oil) and ghrita Kalpana are pharmaceutical processes which comes under the Sneha Kalpana.