1. Uttarabasti is a type of Panchakarma treatment where medicines are inserted into the urethra or vagina. It is classified based on the drug used as either a Kashaya (herbal decoction) or Sneha (oil). 2. Indications for females include gynecological disorders, urinary issues, and infertility. Indications for males include urinary diseases and genital issues. No clear contraindications are described for females, while the genital tract of girls is contraindicated.

1. UTTARA BASTI ,IT’S
INDICATIONS &
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Dr Akshay Shetty
Associate Professor
Department of Panchakarma
SSRAMC & H Inchal

2. Contents
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Objectives
Definition of Uttarabasti
Classification of Uttarabasti
Indications of Uttarabasti
Contraindications of Uttarabasti
Summary
References

3. Objectives
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By the end of the presentation the
learners of must be able to---
•Define Uttarabasti
•Classify Uttarabasti
•Enumerate Indications Uttarabasti
•Enumerate Containdications Uttarabasti

4. उत्तराणाां श्रेष्ठानाां बस्तीनाां सिद्धिरुत्तरबस्स्तसिद्धििः||१-२|| Chakrapani Ca.Si 12/1-2
उत्तरबस्स्तिञ्ज्ञा उत्तरमार्गदीयमानतया, क ां वा श्रेष्ठर्ुणतया उत्तरबस्स्तिः|Chakrapani
Ca.Si 9/50
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5. • The therapy by which the medicines is inserted into urethra or
vagina is termed as uttarabasti.
• The term ‘Uttara’ means anterior.Urethra and Vagina are
anatomically anterior to anal canal,prime route of Basti,so by the
term uttarabasti for meaning can be derived as the basti which is
inserted to the part anterior to usual route i,e anal route is
uttarabasti
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6. Uttarabasti
Female
Mutrashayagata Garbhashayaghata
Male
mutrashayaghat
a
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7. On the basis of drug
Uttarabasti
Kashaya(Niruha)
Sneha
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8. Uttara basti Indications in female
स्रीणामातगव ाले तु प्रतत मग तदाचरेत्|
र्र्ागिना िुखां स्नेहां तदाऽऽदत्ते ह्यपावृता||६२||
र्र्ं योतनस्तदा शीघ्रां स्िते र्ृह्णातत मारुते|
बस्स्तिेषु वव ारेषु योतनववभ्रांशिेषु च||६३||
योतनशूलेषु तीव्रेषु योतनव्यापत्सस्विृग्दरे|
अप्रस्रवतत मूरे च बबनदुां बबनदुां स्रवत्सयवप||६४||
ववदध्यादुत्तरां बस्स्तां यथास्वौषििांस् ृ तम् |६५|
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9. For conception (GarbhamYonih Tada)
To pacify Vata (JiteVayuh)
For urinary bladder disease (Bastijeshu Vikareshu)
Diseases caused by prolapse (Yonivibhramshajeshu Cha)
Severe Pelvic pain (YonishuleshuTivreshu)
Gynecological disorders (Yonivyapad, Yonivyadhim)
Menometrorrhagia(Asrigdara)
Retention of urine (AprasravatiMutre, Mutraghata)
Incontinence of urine (BindumBindumSravatyapi)
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10. Menstrual disorders (DushtamShonitam)
Menorrhagia (Pushpodrekam)
Pathological amenorrhoea (TasyaNasham)
Dysmenorrhoea (Kashtam)
Urinary diseases (Mutradosham)
Retention of placenta (SamsathatimApara)
Urinary calculi (SharkaraAshmarim Cha)
Groin pain (Vamkshana Shula)
For all reproductive tract disorders (RogeshuNarinam Yoni GarbhashayeshuCha)
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11. Uttara basti Contraindications in Female
• Not described in classics
बालानाां त्सवपत्सयमार्े न दीयत एव ---Chakrapani on Ca.Si 9/66
• The only contraindication given in classics is the genital tract in
girls (BalanamApatya MargeNa Diyat Iva)
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12. Uttarabasti Indications in Male
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Shukra dusti Mutraghata Mutradosha
Shukrotseka
(Discharge of
semen)
Sharkraashmari
Basti,
Vankshana,
Meha Shula

13. Summary
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1.Define
Uttarabasti
01
1.Classify
Uttarabasti
02
1.Enumerate
indications
Uttarabasti
03
1.Enumerate
contraindications
Uttarabasti
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14. References
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Charaka Samhita
Astanga hrudiya

15. UTTARABASTI(Dr
Akshay
Shetty)
Thank you
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