PG Module 6

BASTI KARMA

EXPLANATORY NOTES

ERAṆḌAMŪLADI BASTI

एरण्डमूलं त्रिपलं पलाशा  ह्रस्वानि मूलानि च यानि पञ्च||३८||
रास्नाश्वगन्धातिबलागुडूची पुनर्नवारग्वधदेवदारु|
भागाः पलांशा मदनाष्टयुक्ता जलद्विकंसे क्वथितेऽष्टशेषे||३९||
पेष्याः शताह्वा हपुषा प्रियङ्गुः सपिप्पलीकं मधुकं बला [] च|
रसाञ्जनं वत्सकबीजमुस्तं भागाक्षमात्रं  लवणांशयुक्तम्||४०||
समाक्षिकस्तैलयुतः समूत्रो बस्तिर्नृणां दीपनलेखनीयः|
जङ्घोरुपादत्रिकपृष्ठशूलं कफावृतिं मारुतनिग्रहं च||४१||
विण्मूत्रवातग्रहणं सशूलमाध्मानतामश्मरिशर्करे च|
आनाहमर्शोग्रहणीप्रदोषानेरण्डबस्तिः शमयेत् प्रयुक्तः||४२||     (Cha.Si.3/38-42)

 

Ingredients:

 

EraṇḍamūladiNirūha Basti is prepared from Eraṇḍamula – 3 Pala, 1 Pala each of Palāśa, HrasvaPañcamūla, Rāsna, Aśvagandha, Atibala, Gudūci, Punarnava, Āragvadha, Devadāru, and paste of 8 MadanaPippali, added with 2 Kamsa of water, boiled and reduced to 1/8th. To this 1 Akṣa each of Śatāhva, Hapuṣa, Priyaṅgu, Pippali, Madhuka, Bala, Rasānjana, VatsakaBīja, and Musta Kalka is added. Along with 12 g of Saindhava, Madhu and Sneha in equal quantity and Gomūtra is added.

 

Indication:

 

It has the action of Dīpana, Lekhana, Śūla in Jangha, Uru, Pāda, Trika, Pṛṣṭha, cures KaphāvṛtaMāruta, corrects the Grahana of Vit, Mūtra and Vāta, pacifies Śūla, Adhmana, Aśmari, Śarkara, Ānaha, Arśa, and Grahaṇī.

LEKHANA BASTI

त्रिफलाक्वाथगोमूत्रक्षौद्रक्षारसमायुताः |
ऊषकादिप्रतीवापा बस्तयो लेखनाः स्मृताः ||८२||                                  (Su.Chi.38/82)

 

The ingredients of Lekhana Basti are TriphalaKvātha, Gomūtra, Mākshika, ŪṣakādiGaṇa, SaindhavaLavana, YavaKṣāra (KarṣaTraya).

 

UshakādiGaṇa

 

ऊषकसैन्धवशिलाजतुकासीसद्वयहिङ्गूनितुत्थकंचेति ||३७||
ऊषकादिःकफंहन्तिगणोमेदोविशोषणः |
अश्मरीशर्करामूत्रकृच्छ्रगुल्मप्रणाशनः||                                    (Su. Su. 38/38)

 

ŪṣakādiGaṇa includes Ūṣakā, Saindhava, Śilājatu, two varieties of Kāsīsa, Hiṅgu, Tutthaka. ŪṣakādiGaṇa is Kaphahara and Medoviśoṣana. It cures Aśmarī, Śarkara, Mūtrakṛcchra, Gulma.



MĀDHUTAILIKA BASTI

Definition:

      

यस्मान्मधुचतैलंचप्राधान्येनप्रदीयते |
माधुतैलिकइत्येवंभिषग्भिर्बस्तिरुच्यते ||                        (Su. Chi. 38/114)

 

The main ingredients of Mādhutailika Basti are Madhu and Taila. Hence this Basti is named as Mādhutailika Basti.

 

Importance:

 

नृपाणांतत्समानानांतथासुमहतामपि |
नारीणांसुकुमाराणांशिशुस्थविरयोरपि ||९६||
दोषनिर्हरणार्थायबलवर्णोदयायच |
समासेनोपदेक्ष्यामिविधानंमाधुतैलिकम् ||९७||
यानस्त्रीभोज्यपानेषुनियमश्चात्रनोच्यते |
फलंचविपुलंदृष्टंव्यापदांचाप्यसम्भवः ||९८||
योज्यस्त्वतःसुखेनैवनिरूहक्रममिच्छता |
यदेच्छतितदैवैषप्रयोक्तव्योविपश्चिता ||९९||                               (Su.Chi. 38/96-99)

 

Mādhutailika Basti is indicated in Nṛpa​, NṛpaSamāna​, Nāri, Sukumāra​, Śiśu, Vṛddha​. It has DoṣaNirharaṇaaction and it increases Bala and Varṇa. There is no dietic, sexual and behavioural restrictions. It is free from complications. It has broad spectrum efficacy.

 

मधुतैले समे स्यातां क्वाथश्चैरण्डमूलजः |
पलार्धं शतपुष्पायास्ततोऽर्धं सैन्धवस्य च ||१००||
फलेनैकेन संयुक्तः खजेन च विलोडितः |
देयः सुखोष्णो भिषजा माधुतैलिकसञ्ज्ञितः ||१०१||                               (Su.Chi.38/100-101)

 

Ingredients :

 

The ingredients of Mādhutailika Basti are Madhu and Taila in equal quantity, EraṇḍaKvātha,  ½ Pala Śatapuṣpa Kalka, ½ Pala Saindhava and 1 Madanaphla. All churned well with a churner and administered comfortably warm by the physician. This is known as Mādhutailika Basti.

 

Synonyms / Types

 

Yuktaratha Basti, Yāpana Basti, Siddha Basti, DoṣaharaBasti and Snigdha Basti

 

YuktarathaBasti

 

रथेष्वपि च युक्तेषुहस्त्यश्वेचापिकल्पिते |

यस्मान्नप्रतिषिद्धोऽयमतोयुक्तरथःस्मृतः ||११५||                   (Su. Chi. 38/115)

 

Mādhutailika Basti can be given given at any time even when travelling. Hence it is called

Yuktaratha Basti. It can be administered without any prohibitions.

 

Eg:      वचामधुकतैलं च क्वाथःसरससैन्धवः |
पिप्पलीफलसंयुक्तोबस्तिर्युक्तरथःस्मृतः ||१०२||         (Su. Chi. 38/102)

 

Siddha Basti

 

बलोपचयवर्णानांयस्माद्व्याधिशतस्य च |

भवत्येतेनसिद्धिस्तुसिद्धबस्तिरतोमतः ||११६||           (Su. Chi. 38/116)

 

Mādhutailika Basti is useful for curing many diseases and provide good strength and

Complexion. Hence it is called as Siddha Basti.

 

Eg:      यवकोलकुलत्थानांक्वाथोमागधिकामधु |
ससैन्धवःसयष्ट्याह्वःसिद्धबस्तिरितिस्मृतः ||१०५||              (Su. Chi. 38/105)

 

DoṣaharaBasti

 

Mādhutailika Basti eliminates vitiated dosas. Hence it is called as DoṣaharaBasti.

 

Eg:     सुरदारुवरारास्नाशतपुष्पावचामधु |

हिङ्गुसैन्धवसंयुक्तोबस्तिर्दोषहरःस्मृतः ||१०३||                 (Su. Chi. 38/103)

 

पञ्चमूलीकषायं च तैलंमागधिकामधु |
बस्तिरेषविधातव्यःसशताह्वःससैन्धवः ||१०४||           (Su. Chi. 38/104)

 

SnigdhaBasti

 

This word denotes the predominant oily nature and the prolonged usage like that of Mātrā Basti.

 

Indications :

 

सुखिनामल्पदोषाणांनित्यंस्निग्धाश्चयेनराः |
मृदुकोष्ठाश्चयेतेषांविधेयामाधुतैलिकाः ||             (Su. Chi. 38/117)

 

Mādhutailika Basti is indicated in person who leads luxurious life (Sukumāra), who is having mild increase in doṣās, the person who is accustomed to daily usage of Snigdha substances and in the person who is having MṛduKoṣṭha.

Indicated for Kṛmi, Kuṣṭha, Udāvarta, Gulma, Arśa, Bradhna, Plīhā and Meha. (Cha.Si..12/18)

It also has the action of Dīpana, Bṛṃhaṇa, Balavarnakara, Vṛṣya and Rasāyana. (A.Hr.Ka 4/27-28)

 

Contraindication:

 

अजीर्णे न प्रयुञ्जीतदिवास्वप्नं च वर्जयत् |                           (Su. Chi. 38/113)

 

Mādhutailika Basti is contraindicated in Ajīrṇa andDivāsvapna.

 

KṚMIGHNA BASTI

विडङ्गत्रिफलाशिग्रुफलमुस्ताखुपर्णिजात्||९||
कषायात् प्रसृताः पञ्च तैलादेको विमथ्य तान्|
विडङ्गपिप्पलीकल्को निरूहः क्रिमिनाशनः||१०||                                  (Cha. Si. 8/9-10)

 

Five Prasṛta of decoction of Viḍaṅga, Harītaki, Vibhītaki, Āmalaki, Śigru, Madanaphala, Mustā, Ākhuparni should be added with one Prasṛta of  Taila and the paste of Viḍaṅga and Pippali. This Basti is Kṛmihara.

 

VṚṢYA BASTI

पयस्येक्षु-स्थिरा-रास्ना-विदारी-क्षौद्र-सर्पिषाम्॥२५॥

एकैकःप्रसृतोवस्तिःकृष्णा-कल्कोवृष-त्व-कृत्।(A.Hr.Kal.4/25)

The ingredients of Vrushya Basti are kwatha – dasamoola and mamsarasa, amla rasa-kanji,
Kalka – 1 prasrita(yavani, phala,bilva, kushta, vacha, satapushpa, mustaka,pippali each 1
karsha), Madhu- 1.5 prasrita as per requirement, Saindava- as per requirement, Sneha- 3
prasrita(ghrita, taila and vasa).
Indication: Vata samaka

ARDHAMĀTRIKA BASTI

दशमूलीकषायेणशताह्वाक्षंप्रयोजयेत्।

सैन्धवाक्षञ्चमधुनोद्विपलंद्विपलन्तथा।।

तैलस्यफलमेकन्तुफलस्यैकत्रयोजयेत्।

अर्द्धमात्रिकसंज्ञोऽयंवस्तिर्देर्योनिरुहवत्।।

नचस्नेहोनचस्वेद: परिहारविधिर्नच।

आत्रेयानुमतोह्येषसर्वरोगनिवारणः।

यक्ष्मघ्नश्चशूलघ्नश्चक्रिमिघ्नश्चविशेषतः।

शुक्रसञ्जननोह्येषवातशोणितनाशनः।

बलवर्णकरोवृष्योबस्तिपुंसवन : पर: ।

 (Cakradatta Nirūhadhikara73/23-26)

Ingredients:

 

SL NO

Ingredients of Basti

Quantity

1

Śatāhva

1 Akṣa (12g)

2

Saindhava

1 Akṣa (12g)

3

Madhu

2 Pala (100ml)

4

Taila

2 Pala (100 ml)

5

DaśamūlaKaṣāya

Not specified

6

Madanaphala

1

 

Indication:

 

Ardhamātrika Basti is indicated in Yakṣmā, Śūla, Kṛmi. It is Śukrajanana , effective for Vātarakta, BalaVarṇakara, Vṛṣya, Pumsavana.