A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c15.36

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Chapter ten, called bastisiddhi, discusses indications and contra-indications for various types of enema (10.4–12); substances and drugs to be used (10.13–17); formulations for enemas to be employed in disorders caused by vāta, pitta, kapha (10.18–24); formulations for enemas which purify the pakvāśaya (10.25–27), promote the formation of semen and musculartissue (10.28–29), have a sāṅgrāhika action¹²⁴ (10.30–31), are active against parisrāva¹²⁵ (10.32), dāha (a burning sensation) (10.33), parikarta¹²⁶ (10.34–35), pravāhaṇa¹²⁷ (10.36), disorders resulting from over-application of enemas (10.37–38ab), jīvādāna (bleeding) (10.38cd–42), raktapitta and prameha (10.43), and various diseases (10.44–45). The total number of formulations described in this chapter is thirty-seven (10.46–48).