Introduction- Ayurveda is a science of life, which aims at the Swastha Rakshana (preventive care of desease) and Vikara Prshamana (curative care for desease) of Swastha (healthy individual) and Aatura (diseased) respectively1. Chikitsa (treatment) is the main component of Ayurveda divided into 3 subgroups i.e. Shodhana (purification therapy), Shaman (pacification therapy), and Nidana Parivarjana (avoiding causitiv factor). Shaman chikitsa is a palliative approach which normalises the Dooshita Dosha (vitiated humors) in the body, without expelling them out2. Deepana is one such shaman chikitsa which stimulates the Agni (digestive fire) but does not digest the Ama (undigested). And in Ayurveda it is well said that Mandagni (weak digestive fire) is the root cause for the manifestation of diseases3. To correct the status of agni, deepana karma is essential. Based on the involvement of dosha and guna in vyadhi (disease), deepana karma should be selected like Snigda Deepana and Rooksha Deepana. In this article an effort is made to enlighten the concept of snigdha deepana and rooksha deepana. Aims and Objective- Critical review of the snigdha deepana and rooksha deepana with utility in clinical practice. Materials and Methods – It is a literary review, the data is collected and analysed with classical text books of Ayurveda and other available published articles. Discussion and Conclusion- The collected data from various classical text books of Ayurveda and articles are critically interpreted and concluded.