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Charak Samhita

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यवान्कुलत्थान्कोलानिपञ्चमूलेतथोभये। जलाढकद्वयेपक्त्वापादशेषेणतेनच॥५१॥

Yava (Hordeum vulgare Linn), kulattha (Dolichos biflorus Linn.), kola (Zizyphus jujube Lam.) and both types of panchamula i.e. Dashamula (as described in shloka no.37) added with two adhakha (12 kg. 228 g.)

english translation

कुर्यात्सबिल्वतैलोष्णलवणेननिरूहणम्। तंनिरूढंसमाश्वस्तंद्रोण्यांसमवगाहयेत्॥५२॥

13 of water and reduced to one-fourth. To this decoction add bilva (Aegle marmelos Carr.) taila and lavana. This is to be given as niruha basti when it is warm. Patient is to be given assurance as well as avagahasveda (sudation therapy through tub-bath).

english translation

ततोभुक्तवतस्तस्यकारयेदनुवासनम्। यष्टीमधुकतैलेनबिल्वतैलेनवाभिषक्॥५३॥

When once the patient taken food anuvasana basti is to be given with bilwa-taila (Aegle marmelos Carr.) or yastimadhu (Glycyrrhizaglabra Linn.) taila.

english translation

मृदुकोष्ठाल्पदोषस्य रूक्षस्तीक्ष्णोऽतिमात्रवान्। बस्तिर्दोषान्निरस्याशु जनयेत् परिकर्तिकाम्॥५४॥

[Complication of parikartika (fissure in ano)] Etiology, clinical manifestation and management of parikartika basti complication: Parikartika (anal pain due to proctitis) manifested when the patients of mridu koshtha, alpa dosha are administered with niruha basti of qualities -ruksha, tikshna or in higher dose.

english translation

त्रिकवङ्क्षणबस्तीनां तोदं नाभेरधो रुजम्। विबन्धोऽल्पाल्पमुत्थानं बस्तिनिर्लेखनाद्भवेत्॥५५॥

Clinical manifestations • Toda (pricking type of pain) over low-back, groins and urinary bladder. • Ruja (pain) over lower umbilical region • Lekhana effect of basti may result in constipation and bowel evacuation in little quantities

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