Charak Samhita

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तस्माच्चिकित्सार्धमिति ब्रुवन्ति सर्वां चिकित्सामपि बस्तिमेके। नाभिप्रदेशं कटिपार्श्वकुक्षिं गत्वा शकृद्दोषचयं विलोड्य ॥४०॥

Therefore, basti is considered by physicians to be the half of entire therapeutics. Some physicians even consider it as whole of the therapeutics. ॥ Mode of action of basti॥ The therapy that while moving in umbilical region, lumbar region,

english translation

tasmAccikitsArdhamiti bruvanti sarvAM cikitsAmapi bastimeke। nAbhipradezaM kaTipArzvakukSiM gatvA zakRddoSacayaM viloDya ॥40॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript