[Questions of Agnivesha] Agnivesha, with folded hands, asked following questions to Punarvasu, as he was sitting at leisure surrounded by a host of great sages amidst the pleasant Himalaya as in the neighborhood of the abode of Kubera, the God of wealth.
• “What are the factors observing which the enema can be administered with success? • What material shall be used to prepare a nozzle? • What is its length and shape? • What is its quality and what are the sources of enema bag/receptacle and what should be their qualities? • What is the pharmaceutical formula of the niruha (enema with decoction)?
निरूहकल्पः प्रणिधानमात्रा स्नेहस्य का वा शयने विधिः कः| के बस्तयः केषु हिता इतीदं श्रुत्वोत्तरं प्राह वचो महर्षिः||५||
• What is its mode of administration? • What is the measure of enema solution? • What is the proportion of unctuous substance? • What is the position and procedure followed for enema while the patient on examination bed? • What are the varieties of enema and in whom are they indicated?" Hearing these questions, the great sage Punarvasu spoke to answer.