Astanga Hrudaya

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पचेत्तैलाढकं पेष्यैर्जीवनीयैः पलोन्मितैः । अनुवासनमित्येतत्सर्ववातविकारनुत् ॥ ५७ ॥

In this filtered decoction base, cook one āḍhaka (approx. 3.07 liters) of sesame oil along with a fine medicinal paste (peṣyaiḥ) made of the herbs belonging to the jīvanīya-gaṇa (vitalizing group), with each herb in the paste measuring one pala (approx. 48g). This resulting medicated taila, when administered as a retention oil enema (anuvāsanām), thoroughly destroys all varieties of neurological, musculoskeletal, and systemic Vata disorders (sarva-vāta-vikāra-nut).

english translation

pacettailADhakaM peSyairjIvanIyaiH palonmitaiH । anuvAsanamityetatsarvavAtavikAranut ॥ 57 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript