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Chap. XXXVII.] CHIKITSA STHANAM, 621
A scent of the Sneha in the mouth, cough, difficult
breathing, an aversion to food and dullness of all sense-
organs which become internally charged with a coating
of oil and a glossy appearance of the skin (mouth—D. R.)
mark an undesirably higher introduction of the Sneha
injected into the system previously cleansed (with proper
emetics and purgatives). Such a case should be
treated as a case of Ati-pidita (over-pressure on the
bladder of the) enema and with the applications of
Asthapana-vastis as well. 32.
An inadequate quantity of Sneha of a mild or weak
potency, injected cold with the help of an enema,
is not retained in the system, if not duly fomented
and cleansed before, but gives rise to scanty stools,
cramps (Sula), heaviness and distention in the region
of the intestines (Pakvas'aya) and (ultimate) suppres-
sion of stool, etc. Such cases should be speedily
remedied by the application of an Asthapana as well
as by that of an Anuvasana-vasti. '^i.
A small quantity of Sneha of mild potency, injected
into the bowels of a patient taking only a small
quantity of food, fails to flow therefrom and gives rise
to a dullness of spirit, a tendency to vomit and a
sense of lassitude which should be remedied by the
application of Asthapana-vastis charged with (the
decoction of) S'odhaniya (cleansing) drugs and by the
application of Anuvasana enemas charged with
Sneha boiled and cooked with those (S'odhaniya)
drugs. 34.
The Sneha of a Vasti, if found to dribble down (from
the system) after the lapse of even a whole day and
night from the time of its application, without giving
rise to any physical discomfort, does no mischief but
exerts all the good effects of the application of the Vasti.