This document discusses Kshara Basti, a type of medicated enema treatment in Ayurvedic medicine. It defines Kshara Basti, lists its ingredients as including guda, saindhava lavana, amlika, shata pushpa, and aksha gomutra. It states that Kshara Basti can be administered after meals and discusses its indications for treating various gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and metabolic conditions, as well as its contraindications. The objectives are to discuss the introduction, ingredients, administration time, indications, and contraindications of Kshara Basti.

1. KSHARA BASTI
Dr Akshay Shetty
Assistant Professor
Department of Panchakarma
SSRAMCH Inchal

2. Contents
• Objectives
• Introduction of Kshara Basti
• Ingredients of Kshara Basti
• Time of administration of Kshara Basti
• Indications of Kshara Basti
• Contraindications of Kshara Basti
• Summary
• References
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3. Objectives
By the end of the presentation the learners must be able to—
1. Discuss Introduction of Kshara Basti
2. List Ingredients of Kshara Basti
3. State Time of administration of Kshara Basti
4. Enumerate Indications of Kshara Basti
5. Enumerate contraindications of Kshara Basti
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4. • Acharya Chakrapani(Chakradatta) has mentioned Kshara Basti in
Niruha Basti Adhikara.
• The term Kshara Basti is consists of two words
Kshara and Basti
• In this context the word Kshara refers to Kshapana i.e Shodhana.
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5. The specific Gunas of Kshara Basti are, it SHOULD NOT BE
• Ati Teekshna
• Ati Mrudu
• Ati Shukla
• Ati Picchila
AND SHOULD BE
• Slakshna
• Avishandi
• Shiva (Soumyatva)
• Sheegrakari
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6. • It has Tridoshagna, Agneya Gunayukta, Ushna, Teekshna, Pachana,
Shodhana, Ropana, Vilayana, Shoshana, Stambana, Lekhana
properties.
• In our classics we get references of Bastis where Kshara, Gomutra
and Teekshna dravyas are used as one of the ingredient and those
Bastis can also considered as Kshara / Teekshna Basti.
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7. सैन्धवाक्षं समदाय शताह्वाक्षं तथैव च I
गोमूत्रस्य द्वे पलान्यष्टावम्ललकाया: पलद्वयम्II
गुडस्य द्वे पले चैव सववमालोडय यत्नत:I
वस्त्रपुतं सुखोष्णन्च बम्स्तं दध्याद्ववचक्षण:II Chakradatta,Vangasena
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Ingredients Quantity
Guda 2 Pala
Saindhava Lavana 1 Aksha
Amlika 2 Pala
Shata Pushpa 1 Aksha
Aksha Gomutra 8 Pala

9. Time of Administration
It is a Niruha Basti that can be given after the meals
(BhukteCha Api Pradiyate).
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10. शूलं ववट्संगमानाहं मुत्रक्र
ु च्छ्रण्च दारुणम ्I
क्रक्रलयुदावतवगुल्मादीन् सध्यो हन्यम्न्नषेववत:II Chakradatta,Vangasena
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11. • Shoola
• Vitsanga
• Aanaha
• Mutrakruchra
• Krimi
• Udavarta
• Gulma.
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12. Gastro-intestinal system
• Krimi
• Udavarta
• Gulma
• Shoola
• Anaha
• Vitsanga
• Mutra Kruchra
• Mutra Sharkara
• Mutraashmari
• Adhmana
• Arshas
• Shoola.
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13. Musculo-skeletal system
• Amavata,
• Janga,
• Uru,
• Paada,
• Trika,
• Prushta Shoola.
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14. Metabolic disorder
Kapha – Medoja rogas like---
• Sthoulya.
• Prameha,
• Dhamanipratichaya
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15. Contraindications of Kshara Basti
• Kshata
• Ksheena
• Durbala
• Murcha
• Rakta-Pitta
• Jwara,
• Pitta Prakruti
• Baala
• Bhrama
• Mada
• Sukumara Stree
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16. Summary
Discuss
Introduction of
Kshara Basti
List Ingredients
of Kshara Basti
State Time of
administration of
Kshara Basti
Enumerate
Indications of
Kshara Basti
Enumerate
contraindications
of Kshara Basti
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17. References
• Charkradatta
• Vangasena
• M. Rashmi , R. Jayaraj and Rao G. Veena, CONCEPT OF KSHARA BASTI
- A REVIEW ARTICLE, WORLD JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES,2019, Volume 8, Issue 3, 473-487
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18. THANK YOU
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