The text says that, given by the rule, the first oil enema oils the groin region, the second removes vata from the whole body, the third gives lustre, colour and strength, the fourth oils rasa, the fifth blood, the sixth flesh, the seventh fat (per the commentary), the eighth and ninth bone and marrow, and the tenth calms disorders arising in semen. A person who has been given niruha is accordingly to receive nine or eighteen oil enemas.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- क्रमिक स्नेहबस्ति के गुण
- English
- Effects of successive oil enemas
Ingredients and preparation
How it is used
A series of oil enemas; nine or eighteen after niruha.
प्रयुक्र मनुष्य को, नौ अथवा अठारह अनुवासन बस्तियों का प्रयोग कर देना चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(सर्व शरीरगत वातरोग)
- Semen disorders (shukradosha)(शुक्र में उत्पौा विकार)
Effect on the doshas, as stated
भावार्थ : विधिप्रकार प्रयुक्र प्रथम बस्तिा वं़ाण (राडं) को स्निग्ध करती है। द्वितीय बस्ति सर्वSource wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 531 · v. 136-137.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 effects does the text attribute to the first ten oil enemas of a series?
The first oils the groin, the second removes vata from the whole body, the third gives lustre, colour and strength, the fourth to seventh oil rasa, blood, flesh and fat, the eighth and ninth bone and marrow, and the tenth calms disorders of semen.
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