Astanga Hrudaya
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उत्तानायाः शयानायाः सम्यक् सङ्कोच्य सक्थिनी। ऊर्ध्वजान्वास्त्रिचतुरानहोरात्रेण योजयेत्॥८१॥
The women, who is lying on a cot with her face upwards, and legs folded at the knees and kept erect, should be administered, the Vaginal/ Urethal enema, three or four times in a day and night;
english translation
uttAnAyAH zayAnAyAH samyak saGkocya sakthinI। UrdhvajAnvAstricaturAnahorAtreNa yojayet॥81॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptबस्तींस्त्रिरात्रमेवं च स्नेहमात्रां विवर्द्धयन्। त्र्यहमेव च विश्रभ्य प्रणिदध्यात्पुनस्त्र्यहम्॥८२॥
it should be continued for three days only increasing the quantity of fat enema liquid daily; After a gap three days it should be administered again for another three days.
english translation
bastIMstrirAtramevaM ca snehamAtrAM vivarddhayan। tryahameva ca vizrabhya praNidadhyAtpunastryaham॥82॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपक्षाद्विरेको वमिते ततः पक्षान्निरूहणम्। सद्यो निरूढश्चान्वास्यः सप्तरात्राद्विरेचितः॥८३॥
Samanya Bastikala- periods of administration of enema generally :- Purgation therapy should be resorted to after a fortnight after emesis therapy and decoction enema after a fortnight after purgation therapy, Fat enema- therapy should be administered immediately after decoction enema but after seven days after purgation therapy.
english translation
pakSAdvireko vamite tataH pakSAnnirUhaNam। sadyo nirUDhazcAnvAsyaH saptarAtrAdvirecitaH॥83॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयथा कुसुम्भादियुतात्तोयाद्रागं हरेत्पटः। तथा द्रवीकृताद्देहाद्बस्तिर्निर्हरते मलान्॥८४॥
Just as the cloth adsorbs the color from the water,boiled with Kusumbha etc, colouring materials, similarly, the enema, absorbs the Doshas from the moistened body.
english translation
yathA kusumbhAdiyutAttoyAdrAgaM haretpaTaH। tathA dravIkRtAddehAdbastirnirharate malAn॥84॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशाखागताः कोष्ठगताश्च रोगा मर्मोर्ध्वसर्वावयवाङ्गजाश्च। ये सन्ति तेषां न तु कश्चिदन्यो वायोः परं जन्मनि हेतुरस्ति॥८५॥
Basti Chikitsa Sresthata- importance of enema therapy :- For all the diseases which are localized in the Shakha (extremities), Koshta (alimentary tract), Marma (vital organs), all the organs above the shoulders, there is no other cause, more important than Vata.
english translation
zAkhAgatAH koSThagatAzca rogA marmordhvasarvAvayavAGgajAzca। ye santi teSAM na tu kazcidanyo vAyoH paraM janmani heturasti॥85॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript