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640 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Cliap. XXXVIII.
sugar, and clarified butter should be applied in a cold
state in cases marked by a vitiated condition of the
blood of the system. 21—24.
^odhana (corrective) Vastis :—The
drui^s of the S'odhana group possessed of corrective
therapeutic properties) should be pounded together and
mixed with an admixture of their own decoction. The
solution thus formed should be mixed with Saindhava
and Sneha and stirred with ladle. It should then be
injected into the bowels of the patient. This is called
the S'odhana-Vasti*. 25.
Lckhana-Vasti : —The powders of the drugs
of the UsJiakddi group should be mixed with the
decoction of Triphald and with cow's urine, honey and
Yava-kshdra. The whole solution should be applied as
a Vast! and is called the Lekhana-Vasti. 26.
Vrimhana-Vasti :—A paste composed of
the drugs of the J/^(///«ra (Kdkolyadi) group mixed with
the decoction of the drugs possessed of tonic and
constructive properties (Vrimhana drugs) should be
injected into the bowels with clarified butter and the
extract of meat added thereto. It is called the
Vrimhana-Vasti. 27.
Vaji-karana-Vasti :—The seeds of the
Atmaguptd should be pounded and mixed with the decoc-
tion of (the roots of) the Uchchatd together with (the con-
tents of) the egg of a sparrow (Chataka) and an adequate
quantity of milk, clarified butter and sugar. The
solution should be injected into the bowels in the manner
of a Vasti and is called the Vaji-karana-Vasti (aphro-
disiac). 28.
* According to Dallana, four Pala weights of\honey, one Pala of milk,
one Pala and a half of cow's urine, and four Pala and a half of Kanjika,
should be added to this solution.