Charak Samhita

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बलवर्णहर्षमार्दवगात्रस्नेहान्नृणां ददात्याशु| अनुवासनं निरूहश्चोत्तरबस्तिश्च स त्रिविधः||८||

This basti therapy instantaneously provides bala, varna (complexion), harsha (exhilaration), mardava (softness) and sneha (unctuousness) to the body of the persons.[ Three types of basti and its indications] The basti is of three types viz: anuvasana basti (enema with fatty substance like oil etc.), niruha basti (enema with herbal decoction, honey, rock salt, herbal paste and fatty substance) and uttara basti (trans- urethral/vaginal administration of medicine).

english translation

balavarNaharSamArdavagAtrasnehAnnRNAM dadAtyAzu| anuvAsanaM nirUhazcottarabastizca sa trividhaH||8||

hk transliteration by Sanscript