The patient is first given a proper oil massage and a warm-water bath, then fed as the science directs, and the anuvasana enema with rock salt and shatapushpa powder is given skilfully. He then lies on his back with limbs comfortably spread for the time of counting a hundred so the oil reaches the whole body; the soles of the hands and feet and the buttocks are slapped gently, the bed is raised three times, and he is told to stay on the right side for a hundred moments. Then he is told to squat as is easiest to pass stool.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- अनुवासनबस्तिविधि
- Hindi
- अनुवासन बस्ति की विधि
- English
- Procedure of the oil enema (anuvasana)
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सिंधूत्थ / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Shatapushpa (dill)सोआ (शतपुष्पा) | शतपुष्पचूर्ण / सोंफ के चूर्ण | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Rock salt and shatapushpa powder are added to the oil enema.
सिंधूत्थोज्वलशतपुष्पचूर्णयुक्रम्।
How it is used
After oiling, bathing and a meal; then lying supine, gentle slaps, raising the bed three times, lying on the right side, and squatting to pass stool.
ऊपर की ओर उठावें। स्नेह के प्रसरण व चलन के लिए तुम सौ ़ाण तक दक्षिण पार्श्व के बल से रहो
Duration as written
lying on the back for the time of counting a hundred, and on the right side for a hundred moments · जितने समय में सौ गिने; सौ ़ाण तक दक्षिण पार्श्व
भावार्थ : अनुवासन करने योग्य मनुष्य को सबसे पहले ठीक-ठीक स्नेहामयंग कराके गरमSource wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 530 · v. 132-135.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.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Footnote 1 says the slapping is done so that the oil does not come out quickly; the commentary ends on PDF 603.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 22
- Extraction tasks
- T25
- Record id
- method_anuvasana_vidhi_p602