Complications of the oil enema (anuvasana)

Oil overpowered by vata

वाताभिभूत स्नेह

Astringent taste in the mouth, dryness of the body, irregular fever and other vata pains.

Oil overpowered by pitta

पित्ताभिभूत स्नेह

Pungent taste in the mouth, pitta fever, and yellowness of the body, stool and urine.

Oil overpowered by kapha

कफाभिभूत स्नेह

Sweet taste in the mouth, wetness (utkleda), cold fever, vomiting of kapha and salivation.

Oil overpowered by food

अन्नाभिभूत स्नेह

Given after a full meal, the oil is overpowered by the food and does not come out, causing heart pain, breathlessness, cough, hoarseness, loss of taste, obstruction of wind and heaviness of the abdomen.

Oil mixed with stool in an uncleansed bowel

मलमिश्र स्नेह (अशुद्ध कोष्ठ)

In a very impure bowel the oil mixes with stool and does not come out, causing heaviness and colic in the colon, fatigue of the limbs and bloating, with great distress.

Oil driven upward

ऊर्ध्वगत स्नेह

Pressed with too much force, the oil goes up, causing breathlessness, cough, loss of taste, much spitting, heaviness of the head and excessive sleep; the mouth smells of oil and the body and senses feel coated.

Oil in an unprepared body

असंस्कृत शरीर में स्नेह

A weak, small or very mild oil given to one not prepared by sweating, purgation and the like does not return; it stays in the belly, causing heaviness, distaste in the mouth, bloating and colic.

Oil given to one who ate little

अल्पाहारी को स्नेह

Even a proper oil enema in small measure given to one who ate very little does not come out at once and causes languor, distaste in the mouth, heaviness of the head and great fatigue of the limbs.

Oil that flows out too soon

शीघ्र निर्गत स्नेह

A very hot or very sharp oil enema with water and wind, given in excess, flows out very quickly and has no effect.