Virilising enema

An enema of the decoction of uchchata (utangan) seeds, ikshuraka (talmakhana), gokshura, licorice, black gram and kapikacchu seeds, with their paste, ghee, sugar and milk, called the virilising enema; the text says it gives men great strength.

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: वृष्य बस्ति
Hindi: वाजीकरण बस्तिवृष्य बस्ति
English: Virilising enema

Ingredients and preparation

Enema liquidRectalChapter 22 · p. 537 · v. 159

Ingredients

Ingredient	As written in the text	Quantity as written
Uccaṭāचिंचोकतृण	उच्चटा / उटंगन के बीज	Not stated
Kokilaksha (marsh barbel)तालमखाना (कोकिलाक्ष)	इ़ुरक / तालमखाना	Not stated
Gokshura (caltrops)गोखरू (गोक्षुर)	गो़ुर / गोखरू	Not stated
Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)	यष्टी / ज्येष्ठमध	Not stated
Black gram (masha)उड़द (माष)	माष / उडद	Not stated
Kapikacchu (velvet bean)कौंच (कपिकच्छू)	गुप्तफल / कौंच के बीज	Not stated
Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)	घृत / घी	Not stated
Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)	सिता / शPर	Not stated
Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)	दुग्ध / दूध	Not stated

Preparation as described

The paste of the same drugs, ghee, sugar and milk are mixed into their decoction.

कषाय में इन्हीं के कल्क, घी, शPर व दूध को मिलाकर तैयार की हुइर् बस्ति वृष्यबस्ति कहलाती

How it is used

As a virilising enema for men.

है, जो पुरुषों को परम बलदायक (वाजीकरणकर्ता) है।

Therapies involvedEnema therapy (basti)बस्ति कर्म (एनिमा)

Organs mentionedTestes and male reproductive organsअंडकोष और पुरुष जननांग

भावार्थ : उटंगन के बीज, तालमखाना, गोखरू, ज्येष्ठमध, माष (उडद) कौंच के बीज इनकेSource wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 537 · v. 159.

Safety

Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.

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