Thick Gruel

Vilepi (also called Vilepi or thick gruel) is prepared with less water and more rice, resulting in a thick, paste-like consistency. It is heavier than Peya, more nourishing and strengthening. It is absorbent (Grahi) and beneficial in diarrhea and conditions with excessive fluid loss. It is unctuous, strength-giving, and particularly useful for those who need nourishment but cannot tolerate solid food.

• Grahi (absorbent)
• Brumhana (nourishing)
• Balya (strengthening)

Samsarjana – Peyadi Ahara Karma- Regimen of liquid Diet पेयां वलेपीमकृतं कृ तं च यूषं रसं ीनुभयं तथैकम ् मेण सेवेत नरो अ नकालान ् धानम यावरशु शु ः Persons who have had the maximum, medium and minimum purificatory therapies, should consume Peya- thin Gruel, Vilepi- thick Gruel, Akruta Yusa- soup not processed with fat, salt, sours etc.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Vamana Virechana Vidhi

Thick gruel prepared by pippali (Piper longum) and nagara (Zingiber officinale) made sour by adding buttur-milk and sprinkled with the powder of maricha (Piper nigrum) is useful.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा)

Onion taken alone or along with meat soup, khada (pungent drink), yusha (vegetable soup) and yavngu (thick gruel) cures excessive bleeding and aggravated vata.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा)

The physician should overcome hemorrhoids by the use of different types of fried vegetables, thick gruel, vegetable soup, meat soup, khada (a sour preparation), milk and curd.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा)

Yavagu (thick gruel) mixed with bee wax or ghrita should be given whenever patient feels hungry.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 15: Digestive Disorders Treatment (Grahani Chikitsa / ग्रहणीचिकित्सा)