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4. Nirūha Vasti: Enemata with decoctions of drugs (kvatha), milk, juice is also meant to eliminate the vitiated vata. Many varieties of these Vastis are recognised, viz. Utkleṣaṇa which removes the vitiated doṣa from its location, ‘doṣāhara’ which actually expels the doṣa from its location and śamana which cools, soothes or ameliorates the doṣa after the vitiation is removed from it, ‘Lehana’ a mild variety of Nirūhavasti, Bṛmhaṇa - Nutritive in effect and ‘Piccha’ emollient in irritation of the colon (CS. Si. 3; SS. Ci. 35.18).