PG Module 6

BASTI KARMA

EXPLANATORY NOTES

VĀTAGHNA BASTI

वातघ्नौषधनिष्क्वाथाः सैन्धवत्रिवृतायुताः |
साम्लाः सुखोष्णा योज्याः स्युर्बस्तयः कुपितेऽनिले ||७७||
(Su.Chi.38/77)

Decoction of drugs which mitigate Vata and Saindhava and Trivrit, added with sours and
made comfortably warm should be given as enema in aggravation of Vata.

PITTAGHNA BASTI

न्यग्रोधादिगणक्वाथाः काकोल्यादिसमायुताः |
विधेया बस्तयः पित्ते ससर्पिष्काः सशर्कराः ||७८|| (Su.Chi.38/78)

Decoction of drugs of Nyagrodhadi Gana together with drugs of Kakolyadi Gana added with
ghee and sugar should be used as enema in aggravation of Pitta.

KAPHAGHNA BASTI

आरग्वधादिनिष्क्वाथाः पिप्पल्यादिसमायुताः |
सक्षौद्रमूत्रा देयाः स्युर्बस्तयः कुपिते कफे ||७९|| (Su.Chi.38/79)

Decoction of drugs of Aragvadhadi gana together with paste of drugs of Pippalyadi Gana,
added with honey and gomutra should be administered as enema in aggravation of Vata.

BṚṂHAṆA BASTI

बृंहणद्रव्यनिष्क्वाथाः कल्कैर्मधुरकैर्युताः |
सर्पिर्मांसरसोपेता बस्तयो बृंहणाः स्मृताः ||८३|| (Su.Chi.38/83)

Decoction of drugs which cause stoutening of the body added with paste of drugs of sweet
group, ghee and meat soup and administred as enema causes stoutening of the body

SARVAROGAHARA NIRŪHA BASTI

द्विपञ्चमूलस्य रसोऽम्लयुक्तः सच्छागमांसस्य सपूर्वपेष्यः||३५||
त्रिस्नेहयुक्तः प्रवरो निरूहः सर्वानिलव्याधिहरः प्रदिष्टः| (Cha.Si.3/35)

The recipe containing decoction of Bilwa, Syonaka, Gambhari, Patala, Ganikarika,
Shalaparni, Prishniparni, Brihati, Kantakari and Gokshura should be added with sour
juice,soup of goat meat, the paste of drugs Bala, Guduchi, Triphala, rasna, Bilva, Shyonaka,
Gambhari, Patala, Ganikarika, Shalaparni, Prishniparni, Brihati, Kantakari and Gokshura, and
three types of Sneha is excellent for Niruha Basti to be given for curing all the diseases
caused by aggravated Vayu.