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Chap. XXXVIII.] CHIKITSA STUANAM. 643^
Vast! (^enema) which should be resoricd to only in
respect of kings or king-like personages as well as in
respect of women, old men, infants and persons of
delicate constitutions for the purposes of eliminating the
Doshas (accumulated in the organism; and of improving
the strength and complexion. The use of this remedy
does not entail any strict observance of continence
or of any particular rules, diet, conduct, or conveyance
on the part of the patient, nor is it attended with any
possible complication though it is quite on a par with
any other kind of Vasti as regards its excellent and
highly beneficial therapeutic virtues. It may thus be
applied at any time by an experienced physician in the
manner of a Nirudha-Vasti (enema) whenever the patient
wishes to be treated therewith. Equal parts of honey,
oil and the decoction of castor roots, half a Pala of
S'ata-pushpd, a quarter Pala of Sanidhava, and one
entire Madana fruit should be mixed together by stirring
the whole with a ladle. The whole compound thus
prepared should be injected lukewarm into the rectum
of the patient. This measure is called the Madhu-
Tailika-Vasti. * 39.
Yukta-ratha & Dosha-hara Vastis ;—
The Yukta-ratha Vasti consists in injecting a medicinal
solution surcharged with Vacha, Madhuka (honey),-f- oil,
meat-essence, Saindhava, Pippali, Madana fruit, and the
decoction (of Eranda) into the bowels of a patient.
* The quantity of the fluid should be nine Prasritas in all cases of the
MsCdhu-Tailika Vasti and such-like Vastis (enemas).— /)«//«««.
t Vacha, salt, Madana-phala, Pippali, each should be one Karsha ;
honey and oil four Prasritas and two Karshas each, and the decoction of
Eranda roots four Prasritas and two Karshar, Dallana,
In the text we find "Madhuka" which generally means Yashti-madhu.
Here, however, it should mean "honey". This is evident from Dallana's
CO mmentary.