Charak Samhita

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वातेऽधिकेऽम्लंलवणंसतैलं, क्षीरेणपित्तेतु, कफेसमूत्रम्| समूत्रवर्चोऽनिलसङ्गमाशुगुदंसिराश्चप्रगुणीकरोति||१७||

sanskrit

If the above said therapies fail to produce the desired results the physician should advise oleation and fomentation and administer niruha type of basti (ununctuous medicated enema) using a special combination of herbal decoctions which are sharp (tikshna) in nature and having emetic and purgative properties alongwith, cows urine, oil, alkali, drugs with drugs having sour taste and vata alleviating quality: 1. In vata predominance: The enema should be sour, salty and oily. 2. In pitta predominance: The enema should be with milk. 3. In kapha predominance: The enema should be with urine. Benefits of this enema: Relieves retention of urine, stool and flatus, it strengthens the anal region as well as the connected blood vessels.

english translation

vAte'dhike'mlaMlavaNaMsatailaM, kSIreNapittetu, kaphesamUtram| samUtravarco'nilasaGgamAzugudaMsirAzcapraguNIkaroti||17||

hk transliteration by Sanscript