वातश्लेष्मविबन्धे वा स्रवत्यति कफेऽपि वा । शूले प्रवाहिकायां वा पिच्छावस्तिः प्रशस्यते ॥ ११८ ॥
When there is a severe obstruction of vāta and kapha (constipation or retained flatus), or when excessive mucus/kapha is being discharged in the stools, or during severe abdominal pain (śūla) and dysentery/straining at stools (pravāhikā), the administration of a picchā basti (mucilaginous enema) is highly praised and recommended.
वातश्लेष्मविबन्धे वा स्रवत्यति कफेऽपि वा । शूले प्रवाहिकायां वा पिच्छावस्तिः प्रशस्यते ॥ ११८ ॥
When there is a severe obstruction of vāta and kapha (constipation or retained flatus), or when excessive mucus/kapha is being discharged in the stools, or during severe abdominal pain (śūla) and dysentery/straining at stools (pravāhikā), the administration of a picchā basti (mucilaginous enema) is highly praised and recommended.