The text gives the sneha for an anuvasana enema as half the measure of fluid stated for niruha. It is never given to one who has not eaten, since on an empty bowel it rises upward and causes faults; the patient is fed suitable wholesome food and the enema is given while his hand is still wet from eating.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- अनुवासन बस्ति की मात्रा और भोजन के बाद प्रयोग
- English
- Quantity of the oil enema and giving it after food
Ingredients and preparation
How it is used
Given soon after a suitable meal, while the hand is still wet.
तभी अनुवासनबस्ति का यथावत् प्रयोग करना चाहिए।
नाभुक्रं नरमनुवासयेच्चा रिक्रे।Source wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 528 · v. 125-126.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
- Contraindication in the text: An anuvasana enema is not to be given to a person who has not eaten; on an empty bowel it rises upward and causes faults.
- Caution in the text: Given out of ignorance to a patient who has eaten burnt (vidagdha) food, the enema is said to cause fever.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
Questions and answers
Why must an anuvasana enema not be given on an empty stomach?
On an empty bowel the oil rises upward and causes faults, so the patient is first fed suitable food and the enema is given while his hand is still wet.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
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Extraction notes
- The measure is relative: the sneha is half of the niruha fluid.
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