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'''Advantages''': It is useful for all disease, because it is sweet, slightly astringent as well as bitter in taste, ununctuous and slightly pungent, hot and viscid properties. It eliminates ''kapha'' and ''pitta dosha'', is harmless and cause downwards movement of ''vata dosha''.  
 
'''Advantages''': It is useful for all disease, because it is sweet, slightly astringent as well as bitter in taste, ununctuous and slightly pungent, hot and viscid properties. It eliminates ''kapha'' and ''pitta dosha'', is harmless and cause downwards movement of ''vata dosha''.  
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Hence it is concluded that use of Madanaphala is suitable for therapeutic enema.
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Hence it is concluded that use of ''Madanaphala'' is suitable for therapeutic enema.
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Actions of basti (enema) (Verse 17-18):
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==== Actions of ''basti'' (enema) (Verse 17-18) ====
Action of medicated enemas are not only elimination of vata dosha, but is also eliminates all type of morbid doshas from all over the body due to its purification action. Due to vighata (detachment) property,vata dosha is responsible for detachment of stool, urine, pitta including other excreta and tissue element. Due to sanga (adhesion) property, vata dosha is responsible for formation all tissue elements, brings about compactness in all the tissue elements of the body and brings together different part of the body.  Vata dosha is the most important causative factor of diseases in shakha (peripheral tissue elements), koshtha (viscera of the thorax and abdomen), Marma (vital points and organs including joints), Urdhva (upper part of the body), sarvavayava (covering the entire body) and anga (individual part of the body). Vata dosha generally gets aggravated in its own habitat and can spread all over body through disease pathways. Since medicated enema causes alleviation of this vata dosha in its basic habitat, others connected to vata dosha elsewhere in the body gets automatically alleviated.  
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Enema therapy in animals (verse 21-26):
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Action of medicated enemas are not only elimination of ''vata dosha'', but is also eliminates all type of morbid ''doshas'' from all over the body due to its purification action. Due to ''vighata'' (detachment) property, ''vata dosha'' is responsible for detachment of stool, urine, ''pitta'' including other excreta and tissue element. Due to ''sanga'' (adhesion) property, ''vata dosha'' is responsible for formation all tissue elements, brings about compactness in all the tissue elements of the body and brings together different part of the body.  ''Vata dosha'' is the most important causative factor of diseases in ''shakha'' (peripheral tissue elements), ''koshtha'' (viscera of the thorax and abdomen), ''marma'' (vital points and organs including joints), ''urdhva'' (upper part of the body), ''sarvavayava'' (covering the entire body) and ''anga'' (individual part of the body). ''Vata dosha'' generally gets aggravated in its own habitat and can spread all over body through disease pathways. Since medicated enema causes alleviation of this ''vata dosha'' in its basic habitat, others connected to ''vata dosha'' elsewhere in the body gets automatically alleviated.  
Enema therapy advised in animals is a part of pashu-ayurevda (veterinary medical system). It is a part to be studied separately.  
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Reasons of frequent or permanent illnesses (verse 27-35):
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==== Enema therapy in animals (verse 21-26) ====
Certain persons like priests, king servants, courtesans and merchants are frequently sick. This is because of inability to follow proper dietary regimen, improper lifestyle habits, excessive stress due to high responsibility in the job, greediness and suppression of natural urges. These patients are seen in today’s clinical practice. Therefore, their training about the rules given in swastha chatushka (chapters 5 to 8 of Sutra sthana) with basti therapy is important to avoid frequent illnesses.
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Enema therapy advised in animals is a part of ''pashu-ayurevda'' (veterinary medical system). It is a part to be studied separately.  
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==== Reasons of frequent or permanent illnesses (verse 27-35) ====
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Certain persons like priests, king servants, courtesans and merchants are frequently sick. This is because of inability to follow proper dietary regimen, improper lifestyle habits, excessive stress due to high responsibility in the job, greediness and suppression of natural urges. These patients are seen in today’s clinical practice. Therefore, their training about the rules given in ''swastha chatushka'' (chapters 5 to 8 of [[Sutra Sthana]]) with ''basti'' therapy is important to avoid frequent illnesses.
    
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