An enema of the decoction of jujube, barley and horse gram, with a paste of long pepper, licorice and rock salt and with old jaggery and sesame oil, called the siddha enema; the text says its result never fails.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- सिद्धबस्ति
- Hindi
- सिद्धबस्ति
- English
- Siddha enema
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Jujube (badara)बेर (बदर) | कोल / बेर | Not stated |
| Barley (yava)जौ (यव) | यव / जौ | Not stated |
| Horse gram (kulattha)कुलथी (कुलत्थ) | कुलत्थ / कुलथी | Not stated |
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | पिप्पली / पीपल | Not stated |
| Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु) | मधुक / मुलैठी | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | जीर्णसद्गुड / पुरानी गुड | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तिलोद्धव / तिÑी का तैल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The paste, old jaggery and sesame oil are mixed into the decoction of jujube, barley and horse gram.
भावार्थ : बेर, जौ, कुलथी इनके काढे में पीपल, मुलैठी व सैंधानमक के कल्क और पुरानी गुड
How it is used
As an enema.
व तिÑी का तैल मिलाकर बस्ति देवें। इसे सिद्धबस्ति कहते हैं। यह बस्ति अव्यर्थ फ लदायक है।
जीर्णसद्गुडतिलोद्धवमिश्र: सिद्धबस्तिरिति सिद्धफ लोःयम्॥ v{}॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 539 · v. 168.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.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 22
- Extraction tasks
- T25
- Record id
- formulation_siddha_basti_p611