Basic Contents of Basti (Medicated Enema) Mode of action Of Basti Dravya #VED VIGYAN Ayurveda and Panchakarma # Dr.Shalu Abhishek Jain

1. SEQUENCE OF
BASIC CONTENTS DURING
PREPARATION
OF
NIRUH BASTI
Dr. Shalu Jain
MD (Panchakarma)
Dr.Abhishek Jain
MS (Ayu)
Ayurveda and Panchakarma
Clinic, Makroniya Sagar (MP)

2. माि क
ं लवणं ेहं क ं ाथिमित मात्।
आवपेत िन हाणां ेष संयोजने िविधः ॥
(अ.ह.सू. 19/45)
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SEQUENCE OF BASIC CONTENTS
DURING PREPARATION
OF NIRUH BASTI

3. 1. HONEY
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नाना ा क ा योगवािह परं मधु ॥
(Ca.Su. 27/249)

4. MODE OF ACTION OF HONEY IN
BASTI
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Madhu owing to its
Sukshma Guna it
Reaches upto the micro
channels, in turn carries
the drug at the
molecular level through
the microchannels

5. 2. SANDHAV LAVAN
(ROCK SALT)
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िव लवणं सव सू ं सृ मलं मृदु ॥
(Ah. Su. 6/143)
पै ं ब ल ं च कषाय ं च माि क
े ।
िभनि लवणं तै ात् स ातं च िनय ित॥
(Ka. Khi. 8/41).

6. MODE OF ACTION OF SAINDHAV
LAVAN IN BASTI
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•Saindhav mixed with honey,
is capable of liquifying the
viscid Kapha and morbid
dosha sanghat and breaking
them into minute particles
by virtue of its ushna and
tikshna property for their
easy elimination.

7. 3. SNEHA
MEDICATED OIL/ GHEE/
VASA / MAJJA
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ेहोऽिनलं ह मृदू करोित देहं
मलानां िविनह स म्
(Ca. Si.1/7)

8. MODE OF ACTION OF SNEHA IN
BASTI
• owing to its Snigdha guna, it
produces unctuousness in the
body in turn helps for easy
elimination .
•By sukshma guna it helps the
drugs to reach the into the
microchannels .
•It protects the mucous membrane
from the untoward effect of
irritating drugs in the basti
dravya.
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9. 4. KALKA
(MEDICINAL PASTE)
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It gives required
concentration to the Basti
Material

10. MODE OF ACTION OF KALKA IN
BASTI
•Less quantity or absence of
kalka makes the basti
Dravya thin which comes out
immediately after
administration .
•Excess quantity of the kalka
makes the basti dravya thick
and difficult for
administration and may not
come out within the
expected time.
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11. 5. KWATH
(DECOCTION)
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वाजीकरणेऽसृ यो मधुघृतपयोयु ाः ।
श ाः सतैलमू ारनाललवणा कफवाते॥
यु ाद् ािण ब ं मू ं पयः सुरां ाथान्।
अिवरोधा ातूनां रसयोिन ा जलमु म्॥
(Ca.Si.10/13-14)
ीरा ािन मू ािण ेहाः ाथा रसा था॥
(Su.Ch.38/24)

12. MODE OF ACTION OF KWATH IN
BASTI
•Usually the decoction is used
but as per need kshira,
mansras amlakanji, cow
urine, Dadhi,astu etc. are
used in place of of herbal
drug decoction or for the
preparation of kwath.
•Dravya are selected on the
basis of dosh dushya
sammurcchana.
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13. 6. PRAKSHEP DRAVYA
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सुरदा शता ैलाक
ु मधुकिप लीमधु ेहाः ।
ऊ ानुलोमभागाः ससषपाः शकरा लवणम् ॥
आवापा ब ीनामतः यो ािन येषु यािन ुः ।
यु ािन सह कषायै ा ु रतः व ािम ॥
(Ca.Si.10/15-16)

14. MODE OF ACTION OF
PRAKSHEP DRAVYA IN BASTI
•They are used sometimes in
order to make the basti
either Tikshna or Mridu and
to affect the particular Dosha
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