Astanga Hrudaya
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मधुपट्वादिशेषं च युक्त्या सर्वं तदेकतः। उष्णाम्बुकुम्भीबाष्पेण तप्तं खजसमाहतम्॥४१॥
Next one pala (48 g) of Guda- Molasses/ jaggery and appropriate quantity of honey and salt also are also added. All these are then mixed together, churned well with a churner and made warm by keeping its container either in hot water or by steam from a pot.
english translation
प्रक्षिप्य बस्तौ प्रणयेत्पायौ नात्युष्णशीतलम्। नातिस्निग्धं न वा रूक्षं नातितीक्ष्णं न वा मृदु॥४२॥
It should then be filled into the enema bag in that condition, which is neither too hot nor too cold, neither too fatty nor too dry, neither too strong nor mild, neither too thick nor too thin, neither too much nor too less in quantity,
english translation
नात्यच्छसान्द्रं नोनातिमात्रं नापटु नाति च। लवणं तद्वदम्लं च पठन्त्यन्ये तु तद्विदः॥४३॥
neither with too much of salt nor with it is then pushed into the rectum. Some other experts of enema therapy say that the quantity of fats- oil, ghee and honey should be three pala (144 g) individually;
english translation
मात्रां त्रिपलिकां कृर्यात्स्नेहमाक्षिकयोः पृथक्। कर्षार्द्धं माणिमन्थस्य स्वस्थे कल्कपलद्वयम्॥४४॥
Quantity of Manimantha (Saindhava salt) for healthy will be half a Karsha – 6 grams, the Kalka- paste of drugs be two Pala 96 g and of all the other liquids put together shall be 10Pala- 480 g.
english translation
सर्वद्रवाणां शेषाणां पलानि दश कल्पयेत्। माक्षिकं लवणं स्नेहं कल्कं क्वाथमिति क्रमात्॥४५॥
Honey, salt, fat, paste and decoction are to be mixed in successive order, one after the other
english translation