Ashtangasamgraha 28.2

28.2

The enema is administered in doṣas dominated by vāta; / it is called basti because it is given by means of a bladder (basti) or because it enters the bladder first. / And remaining in a windless place at night, with the head anointed, one should drink ghee or oil followed by an anupāna of milk; / or one should eat black gram with ghee, followed by an anupāna of hot milk; / or mung beans in the same manner.