[Stambhana (astringent/styptic) therapy] All the drugs that are characterized by liquid, thin, stable, cold properties and possessing sweet, bitter and astringent tastes are used for Stambhana (astringent/styptic) therapy.
पित्तक्षाराग्निदग्धा ये वम्यतीसारपीडिताः| विषस्वेदातियोगार्ताः स्तम्भनीया निदर्शिताः ||३३|
Stambhana is indicated in patients afflicted with pitta, burned with kshara (alkali) and fire, those who are afflicted with vomiting, diarrhea, and those who are suffering from complications of excess sudation and poisoning.
वातमूत्रपुरीषाणां विसर्गे गात्रलाघवे| हृदयोद्गारकण्ठास्यशुद्धौ तन्द्राक्लमे गते ||३४||
[Signs of adequate and excess langhana] The signs of proper administration of langhana include thorough elimination of flatus, urine, and feces, feeling of lightness in body, cleansing in heart, eructation, throat and mouth, the disappearance of drowsiness and exhaustion,