Ashtangasamgraha 28.5

28.5

And precisely because of its comfort, the enema is prescribed for children, the elderly, the emaciated, the obese, those with depleted bodily tissues and senses, women, those who are barren due to an affliction of vāta, and those who have difficult deliveries; / likewise, it bestows digestive fire, strength, complexion, intellect, voice, longevity, and ease, stabilizes youth, and is beneficial in lameness, stiffness of the thighs, fractures, contractions, distension due to vāta, colic, loss of appetite, upward movement of wind, gripping pain, and so forth. / Likewise, cinnamon bark, patra, sugar, and seeds of śigru and karañja; / likewise, an ointment with sandalwood, water lily, tagara, and kuṣṭha along with ghee; / and with devadāru, kuṣṭha, coraka, yaṣṭīmadhuka, lotus, blue water lily, cardamom, and prapauṇḍarīka.