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Chap. XXXVIII.] CHIKITSA STHANAM. 64I
Pichchhila-Vasti :— Milk cooked with
Vtddrz* Airdvati, S'clti, S'dlmali and the tender sprouts
of Dha?ivana should be used as a Vasti with the blood
and honey (added to it) ;f it is called the Pichchhila-
Vasti. The fresh blood of a buffalo, hog, sheep, or of
a cat, or the contents of a newly laid (hen's) egg|: may
be used for the purpose. 29-30.
Grahi -Vasti :—A paste of the drugs of the
Amhashthddi group, dissolved in a decoction of those of
the Priyangvddi group and mixed with honey and
clarified butter, may be used as a Vasti and is called
the Gr^hi-Vasti. 31.
Sneha-Vasti :—A Sneha-Vasti should be
prepared by duly cooking the drugs of one or two of the
above groups with a Sneha. 32.
Sterile women should be treated with a Vasti con-
sisling of the S'ata-pdka-Vala-Taila or the Traivrita-
Ghrita (as described before)§ after being cleansed
(S'odhaiia) in due succession. 33.
Strong" enemas (possessed of keen medicinal potency)
should be employed in respect of extremely strong
* Both Vrinda and Chakrapani read " Vadari " in place of " Vidari",
and their annotators mean to say that the tender sprouts of all tiees,
viz., Vadari, etc., should be used.
t Vrinda does not recommend the addition of honey ; he reads
"^^cfT. ^;" (»•*•» ^^ Vasti should be in a cold state), in place of
" tj)^4Jcir ." But it is evident from the rea