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Although virēchana (therapeutic purgation) does eliminate the dōsha but the drugs used for virēchana are kaṭu (pungent), tīkṣṇa (sharp) and ushṇa (hot) in nature, unpleasant in taste and causes duḥkha (discomfort), udgāra (eructations), utklēśā (nausea) and kōṣṭharujā (pain in gastro-intestinal tract). Children and aged person are unfit for virēchana, on account of former having not attained completely developed dhātu (tissues) and bala (strength) and the latter due to excessive diminution of dhātu and bala. Asthāpana type of basti (decoction based therapeutic enema) in both the cases is most suitable procedure and the one that can produce all the desired actions. This basti therapy instantaneously provides bala, varṇa (complexion), harsha (exhileration), mārdava (softness) and snēhā (unctuousness) to the body of the persons.(6-7½)

Although ''virechana'' (therapeutic purgation) does eliminate the ''dosha'' but the drugs used for ''virechana'' are ''katu'' (pungent), ''teekshna'' (sharp) and ''ushna'' (hot) in nature, unpleasant in taste and causes ''duhkha'' (discomfort), ''udgara'' (eructations), ''utklesha'' (nausea) and ''koshtharuja'' (pain in gastro-intestinal tract). Children and aged person are unfit for ''virechana'', on account of former having not attained completely developed ''dhatu'' (tissues) and ''bala'' (strength) and the latter due to excessive diminution of ''dhatu'' and ''bala''. ''Asthapana'' type of ''basti'' (decoction based therapeutic enema) in both the cases is most suitable procedure and the one that can produce all the desired actions. This ''basti'' therapy instantaneously provides bala, varṇa (complexion), harsha (exhileration), mārdava (softness) and snēhā (unctuousness) to the body of the persons.(6-7½)

==== Three types of basti and its indications ====

==== Three types of basti and its indications ====