A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c15.8

v1.c15.8

Chapter four, called snehavyāpatsiddhi, gives a number of formulations for snehabasti (= anuvāsana) (4.4–24).²² The next part is devoted to six disorders (āpad, vyāpad) arising from faulty application²³ of a snehabasti;²⁴ the enema may be covered (āvṛta) by vāta, pitta, kapha, an excess of ingested food (atyanna), or faeces, or it may have been applied on an empty stomach (abhukta); the symptoms and treatment of these disorders are described (4.25–40). A number of rules relating to the administration of a snehabasti and nirūha are formulated (4.41–51).²⁵ A variety of snehabasti, called mātrābasti, is described (4.52–54).²⁶