When too gentle and repeated pressing has let wind into the abdomen and caused distension and severe pain, an excellent vata-destroying enema is given. When slow, interrupted pressing has made diseases arise or grow, they are treated with the proper drugs and proven means stated in the science.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- अल्प व बार-बार पीडन व्यापत्ति की चिकित्सा
- English
- Treatment after too gentle, repeated or slow pressing of the enema
Ingredients and preparation
How it is used
A vata-destroying enema.
(दर्द)को उत्पौा करती है। एेसा होने पर वातनाशक उत्तम बस्ति का प्रयोग करना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Bloating (adhmana)(आधमान / अफरा)
- Pain (shula)(अतीववेदना / अत्यन्त पीडा)
- Complications of purification therapies(अल्पपीडा, चिरेण निष्पीडित)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
करोति चाधमानमतीववेदनां। ततोःनिलघनं कुरु बस्तिमुत्तमम्॥ 100॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 523 · v. 100-101.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.
Questions and answers
What happens when an enema is pressed too hard, and how is it handled?
The fluid comes out through the mouth and nostrils; it is checked at once, sharp head and body purgatives are given, cold water is sprinkled and the fluid is brought down.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 22
- Extraction tasks
- T25
- Record id
- method_basti_alpapidana_chikitsa_p595