Yes, one tablespoon (isn't that about an ounce?) and then up progressively,
is what I was doing.

I had no problems with any of the initial ghee for the first six days.
When I got to day 7 it was at about a cup of ghee and then I got nauseous
mainly coz I wasn't drinking the hot water to keep it flowing.

The method I was following was more from the Astanga Hridaya that
Dr. Manjusha Vinjamury had taught us in Panchakarma class about a
year ago.

When I spoke to Dr. Jayagopal, he said he likes to use the method from
the Charak Samhita which starts with a larger amount of ghee, but, over a
shorter period (like 3 days). He said one always has the patient do a test with
one tablespoon of ghee and see how long it takes them to get hungry again.
This determines the power of the agni and how much ghee you can start with.

He said that if I had consulted with him before doing this, he would have recommended
me starting with a larger amount for a shorter period, as my digestive agni is very
strong.

He said you actually don't want the body to digest too much of the ghee, but want it to
flush the system. So, he prefers using the larger amounts for shorter periods, so that
the body can not digest too much of it.

At any rate, my last ghee intake was on the day I took the 8 oz. and I had reached my limit.

I did my abhyanga and sweda over the next two days then followed it yesterday with my purgative
(raisins and triphala cooked together in a cup of water and a tablespoon of castor oil added after and
the whole thing blended into a warm "smoothie."). About 3 and a half hours after taking the decoction
I started having my purges and all went well. I was done in about 3 hours and felt very light and energized
by nightfall. I ingested some warm rice water last night and am doing a gruel of rice and mung bean today.

I'm feeling quite refreshed today. :o) Yay!

Best,


Andrew