Charak Samhita

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दाहातिसारौ लवणोऽति कुर्यात्तस्मात् सुयुक्तं सममेव दद्यात्| पूर्वं हि दद्यान्मधु सैन्धवं तु स्नेहं विनिर्मथ्यं ततोऽनु कल्कम्||२३||

If the enema- fluid contains salt in excess, then it may cause burning sensation and diarrhea. Therefore, basti should be properly administered. Sequence in preparation of basti formulation At first madhu (honey) and saindhava (rock salt) should be taken khalva, then sneha followed by kalka,

english translation

dAhAtisArau lavaNo'ti kuryAttasmAt suyuktaM samameva dadyAt| pUrvaM hi dadyAnmadhu saindhavaM tu snehaM vinirmathyaM tato'nu kalkam||23||

hk transliteration by Sanscript