Astanga Hrudaya

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पिष्ट्वा तैलघृतं क्षीरे साधयेत्तच्चतुर्गुणे । बृंहणं वातपित्तघ्नं बलशुक्राग्निवर्धनम् ॥ ६१ ॥

Cook this medicinal paste along with equal parts of sesame oil and ghee (taila-ghṛtaṃ) in cow's milk that measures exactly four times the volume of the fats (kṣīre sadhayet tac-caturguṇe). Process the mixture until the water content evaporates completely, leaving only the medicated fat. Used as a retention enema (anuvāsana), this formulation is deeply nourishing and stoutening to the bodily tissues (bṛhaṇam), dual-dosha pacifying (vāta-pitta-ghnam), and highly effective in increasing physical strength (bala), reproductive fluids (śukra), and metabolic fire (agni-vardhanam).

english translation

piSTvA tailaghRtaM kSIre sAdhayettaccaturguNe । bRMhaNaM vAtapittaghnaM balazukrAgnivardhanam ॥ 61 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript