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<li>The prepared formulation filled into the enema bag by tying it with the enema nozzle (bastinetra) without catching air inside and without producing wrinkles above the bag.</li>
<li>The prepared formulation filled into the enema bag by tying it with the enema nozzle (bastinetra) without catching air inside and without producing wrinkles above the bag.</li>
<li>The tip of the enema nozzle should be inserted with a wick (varti) to prevent its leaking.</li></ol>
<li>The tip of the enema nozzle should be inserted with a wick (varti) to prevent its leaking.</li></ol>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">Preparation of the patient</li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">Preparation of the patient</li>
<ol type="i"><li>The patient must have undergone oil application and sudation.</li>
<ol type="i"><li>The patient must have undergone oil application and sudation.</li>
<ul><li>The patient should be lying in the left lateral position with the head side either raised or at the same height as that of the leg on a fair couch which is not lifted too much.</li>
<ul><li>The patient should be lying in the left lateral position with the head side either raised or at the same height as that of the leg on a fair couch which is not lifted too much.</li>
<li>The patient should be lying in an <span style="color:red">left lateral</span> position with his own arm as the pillow below head.</li>
<li>The patient should be lying in an <span style="color:red">left lateral</span> position with his own arm as the pillow below head.</li>
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<li>The right leg should be flexed at the knee whereas the left leg should be in extended position.</li>
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<li>The anal orifice (guda) should be lubricated and the 1/4th of the total length of the lubricated enema nozzle (which is equal to the distance from the tip of nozzle to the karnika at the tip) should be inserted in the same direction of the vertebral column.</li>
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<li>The hand of the person giving enema should not be shaking during the insertion of the nozzle.</li>
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<li>Repeated squeezing of the enema bag is not favorable, and the nozzle should be withdrawn slowly and carefully.
[Cha.Sa. Siddhi Sthana 3/17-20]<ref name="ref1"/></li></ul>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">Post therapeutic procedure (paschat karma)</li>
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<ul><li>After the proper elimination of enema, the patient should have undergone bath with lukewarm water and take boiled rice with thin meat soup.</li>
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<li>The patient should be given anuvasana basti (therapeutic unctuous enema) with the oil (taila) having 1/4<sup>th</sup> quantity of that of asthapana (therapeutic decoction enema) processed with drugs having the property to pacify vata and having sour taste, for the nourishment of the body after the digestion of the above-mentioned diet in the evening.
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[Cha.Sa. Siddhi Sthana 3/27-30]<ref name="ref1"/></li></ul></ol>
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