Enemas prepared from water boiled with the slimy drug group, such as shleshmataka (lisoda), shalmali, vidari, jujube and nagabala, with ghee, milk and pastes, called slimy enemas.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- पिच्छिल बस्ति
- Hindi
- पिच्छिल बस्ति
- English
- Slimy enema
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Shleshmatakaलिसोड़ा | शेलु / लिसोडा | Not stated |
| Shalmali (silk cotton tree)सेमल (शाल्मली) | शाल्मलि / सेमल | Not stated |
| Vidari (Indian kudzu)विदारीकंद (विदारी) | विदारि / विदारीकंद | Not stated |
| Jujube (badara)बेर (बदर) | बदरी / बेर | Not stated |
| Nagabalaनागबला (गुलसकरी) | ऐरावती / नागबला | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृत / घी | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | दुग्ध / दूध | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Water is boiled with the slimy drugs into a decoction and combined with ghee, milk and pastes.
पकाया हुआ जल (क्वाथ) घी, दूध व कल्कों से तैयार की हुइर् बस्तियों को पिच्छिलबस्ति कहते हैं।
How it is used
As a slimy enema.
पक्वतोयघृतदुग्धसुकल्र्कैबस्तयो विहितपिच्छिलसंरा:॥ v{०॥
Therapies involvedEnema therapy (basti)बस्ति कर्म (एनिमा)
शेलुशाल्मलिविदारिबदर्यैरावतीSource wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 537 · v. 160.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
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
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- 1
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- Chapters
- Chapter 22
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- T25
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