Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON BASTI WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PANCHAKARMA

*Dr. Payal Subhash Nirmal and Dr. Sandip T. Shinde

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Abstract

Basti, the prime treatment in Panchkarma is also considered as Ardhachikitsa (half of the treatment) in ayurvedic classical literature. In the basti procedure drug is administered through anal canal and it reaches to colon region. Human colon is highly involved in absorption of water, electrolytes and transport of intra luminal contents. Pakwashaya is mentioned as prime shelter of vata. Though vata perform many important physiological functions in body such as Vayutantrayantradhara, It provides not only strength to support the body but also protect vital organs. Vitiated vata causes many disorders such as vinihanti garbhan (miscarriage), garbha vikriti (malformed pregnancy), garbha atikala dharan (too long pregnancy), bhaya (fear), shoka (mourning), moha (affection), khanjata (bilateral amputee), kubjata (hump), parva sankocha (shortness of joints), asthi bheda (pricking pain in bones), parva bhed (pricking pain in joints) etc. In vata vayah kala patient frequently suffers from impaired skeletal maintenance and bone becomes relatively more fragile because of vayu. The Asrayasrayi inter relationship of asthi and vayu relates them inversely proportion, increase of vata causes asthidhatu ksaya.

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