An enema of the decoction of nourishing drugs such as ashvagandha, shatavari and vajralata, with a paste of sweet drugs and buffalo curd, milk and ghee, called the nourishing enema; the text says it increases the tissues and sub-tissues of the body.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- बृंहण बस्ति
- Hindi
- बृंहण बस्ति
- English
- Nourishing enema
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ashvagandha (winter cherry)असगंध (अश्वगंधा) | अश्वगंध / असगंध | Not stated |
| Shatavari (wild asparagus)शतावर (शतावरी) | वर / शतवरी | Not stated |
| Vajralataवज्रलता | वज्रलता | Not stated |
| Sweet-taste herb group (madhura gana)मधुर गण | शेषमधुरौषध / मधुर औषधियों के कल्क | Not stated |
| Curd (dadhi)दही (दधि) | माहिष दधि / भैंस का दही | Not stated |
| Buffalo milk (mahisha-ksheera)भैंस का दूध (माहिषक्षीर) | माहिष दुग्ध / भैंस का दूध | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | Not stated |
Preparation as described
A paste of sweet drugs is mixed into the decoction of the nourishing drugs with buffalo curd, milk and ghee.
कल्क को मिलाकर भैंस का दही, दूध व घी सहित जो बस्ति दी जाती है, उन्हें बृंहणबस्ति कहते हैं।
How it is used
As a nourishing enema.
जिनसे शरीर के धातु व उपधातुओं की वृद्धि होती है।
भावार्थ : असगंध (शतवरी) वज्रलता आदि बृंहण औषधियों के क्वाथ में मधुर औषधियों केSource wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 537 · v. 157.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
All references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 22
- Extraction tasks
- T25
- Record id
- formulation_brimhana_basti_p609