Ashtangasamgraha 26.10

26.10

In a pit dug beneath the bed to twice its width, filled with either vāta-alleviating wood or dried cow-dung, burned and freed of smoke, one should foment the person resting on a well-spread bed; this is pit sudation. / And one should rub [the area] with powders of priyaṅgu, jambu seeds, pomegranate bark, triphalā, rasāñjana, rock salt, dry ginger, and mustā, mixed with honey and ghee. / A decoction of the milky-sap trees is used for holding in the mouth. / Aṇu oil is used for nasal administration.