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Charak Samhita

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पित्तं वा दर्शयेल्लिङ्गं बस्तिभिस्तौ विनिर्हरेत् । श्लेष्मणाऽनुगतं वातमुष्णैर्गोमूत्रसंयुतैः ॥१९१॥

both of these should be eliminated by the use of enema. f vata is associated with kapha, it should be eliminated by warm evacuative enema mixed with cow’s urine.

english translation

निरूहैः पित्तसंसृष्टं निर्हरेत् क्षीरसंयुतैः । मधुरौषधसिद्धैश्च तैलैस्तमनुवासयेत् ॥१९२॥

If vata is associated with pitta, it should be eliminated by evacuative enema mixed with milk. Then the patient should be given unctuous enema prepared with the madhura rasa group of drugs.

english translation

शिरोगते तु सकफे धूमनस्यादि कारयेत् । हृते पित्ते कफे यः स्यादुरःस्रोतोऽनुगोऽनिलः ॥१९३॥

In condition of vata located in the head and associated with kapha, inhalation and nasal medication should be given. If after the elimination of pitta and kapha,

english translation

सशेषः स्यात् क्रिया तत्र कार्या केवलवातिकी । शोणितेनावृते कुर्याद्वातशोणितकीं क्रियाम् ॥१९४॥

there remains a residual morbidity of vata in the channels of the chest region, the treatment indicated in absolute vata should be given. If vata is occluded by blood, the line of treatment should be the same as indicated in vatashonita.

english translation

प्रमेहवातमेदोघ्नीमामवाते [३] प्रयोजयेत् । स्वेदाभ्यङ्गरसक्षीरस्नेहा मांसावृते हिताः ॥१९५॥

In ama vata, treatment curative of prameha, vata and meda, should be given. If vata is occluded by the flesh, than sudation, massage, meat juices, milk and unctuous medications are recommended.

english translation