Jaggery and sesame oil in equal parts are mixed with castor-root decoction and a paste of vacha, long pepper, madanaphala and rock salt; the text calls this enema vasu-yuktaratha (yuktaratha).
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- युक्तरथ बस्तिवसुयुक्तरथ बस्ति
- Hindi
- युक्तरथ बस्ति
- English
- Yuktaratha enema
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Jaggery (guda)गुड़ (गुड) | तeुडं / गुड | समान भाग · equal part with the oil |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तिलज / तिल का तैल | समान भाग · equal part with the jaggery |
| Eranda (castor plant)एरंड (एरण्ड) | तत्कषाय / एरंडी के जड का काढा | Not stated |
| Vacha (sweet flag)बच (वचा) | जटिला / वच | Not stated |
| Pippali (long pepper)पीपल (पिप्पली) | पिप्पली / पीपल | Not stated |
| Madanaphala (emetic nut)मैनफल (मदनफल) | मदन / मेनफ ल | Not stated |
| Rock salt (saindhava)सेंधा नमक (सैंधव) | सैंधव / सैंधानमक | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Equal jaggery and oil are mixed with castor-root decoction and the paste of the other drugs.
भावार्थ : गुड, तिल का तैल समान भाग लेकर इसमें एरंडी के जड का काढा मिलायें। इसमें
How it is used
As an enema.
रथ)बस्ति कहते हैं।
Quantities are reported exactly as the source states them. They are historical measures, not dosage advice.
पिप्पलीमदनसैंधवयुक्रं बस्तिर‘ष वसुयुक्ररथारुय:॥ v{{॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 539 · v. 166.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 2 gives तिलजं as a variant reading for जटिला.
Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 22
- Extraction tasks
- T25
- Record id
- formulation_yuktaratha_basti_p611