A paste of devadaru, shatapushpa, rasna, asafoetida and rock salt, with jaggery, sesame (oil) and castor-root decoction, given as an enema; the text says it destroys severe colic and calls it the colic-destroying enema, and a footnote says other texts call it doshahara basti.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- शूलघ्न बस्ति
- Hindi
- शूलघ्न बस्ति
- English
- Colic-destroying enema
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Devadaru (Himalayan cedar)देवदार (देवदारु) | देवदारु | Not stated |
| Shatapushpa (dill)सोआ (शतपुष्पा) | शतपुष्प / सौंफ | Not stated |
| Rasnaरास्ना | सुरास्ना / रास्ना | Not stated |
| Hingu (asafoetida)हींग (हिंगु) | हिंगु / हींग | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | गुड | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तिलज / तिल | Not stated |
| Eranda (castor plant)एरंड (एरण्ड) | चित्राबीजतरुमूलकषाय / एरंडी के जड का काढा | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The paste of the drugs is mixed with jaggery, sesame and castor-root decoction.
भावार्थ : देवदारु, सौंफ , रास्ना, हींग, सैंधानमक, इनके कल्क, गुड, तिल व एरंडी के जड
How it is used
As an enema for severe colic.
का काढा, इन सबको मिलाकर बस्ति देने से भयंकर शूल नाश होता है।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Pain (shula)(उग्रतरशूलकुल / भयंकर शूल)
चित्राबीजतरुमूलकषायैर्बस्तिरुग्रतरशूलकुलघनम्॥ v{|॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 539 · v. 167.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.
Questions and answers
For whom is the jaggery-and-oil (gudatailika) enema meant, and how is it made?
For kings, wealthy men, the very old, children, delicate persons and women who cannot bear the usual enemas; jaggery and oil in equal measure are combined with castor-root decoction.
Detailed answer and sourcesAll references
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- Footnote 3 says other texts call it doshahara basti.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 22
- Extraction tasks
- T25
- Record id
- formulation_shulaghna_basti_p611