Charak Samhita

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अविरेच्यौ शिशुवृद्धौ तावप्राप्तप्रहीनधातुबलौ| आस्थापनमेव तयोः सर्वार्थकृदुत्तमं कर्म||७||

Children and aged person are unfit for virechana, on account of former having not attained completely developed dhatu (tissues) and bala (strength) and the latter due to excessive diminution of dhatu and bala. Asthapana type of basti (decoction based therapeutic enema) in both the cases is most suitable procedure and the one that can produce all the desired actions.

english translation

avirecyau zizuvRddhau tAvaprAptaprahInadhAtubalau| AsthApanameva tayoH sarvArthakRduttamaM karma||7||

hk transliteration by Sanscript