Ashtangasamgraha 28.31

28.31

Others say that the time of pressing is thirty mātrās. / And while the enema is being administered, one should not sneeze, cough, laugh, yawn, or twitch. / But upon the urge for feces, urine, or flatus, having withdrawn the nozzle, one should administer the remainder at the end of the urge. / And at the end, one should strike the buttocks of the [patient] lying on his back three or four times with the palm of the hand; / likewise with his heels; / and from the feet, one should raise the bed three times; / and for him resting on a pillow with all limbs stretched out, one should strike the two heels with the fist; / likewise the heels, toes, soles, and calves; / and one should gently massage the painful limb with an unctuous substance against the grain of the hair for about a hundred utterances. / In this way, the oil does not quickly return, / and it permeates the vessels completely; / thereafter, one should follow the conduct prescribed for oleation. / And likewise, the aforementioned Citrakādi oil is an unguent; / oil prepared with dantī, pāṭhā, kośātakī, citraka, ativiṣā, and mahālāṅgalakī is an unguent for wounds.