Pravahika from an excessive enema dose is treated as pravahika. Vata disorders from a very cold enema drug are treated with an excellent cleansing enema, and pitta disorders from a very hot one with purgation.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- औषधदोषज बस्ति व्यापत्ति की चिकित्सा
- English
- Treatment of complications from a faulty enema drug
Ingredients and preparation
How it is used
A cleansing enema for vata disorders; purgation for pitta disorders.
बस्ति का प्रयोग करें। पित्तजव्याधि में विरेचन का प्रयोग करें।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Dysentery (pravahika)(प्रवाहिका)
- Vata disorders (vatavyadhi)(वातज व्याधियों (विबंध आघमान आदि))
- Burning sensation (daha)(पैत्तिक व्याधियों (दाह अतिसार आदि))
Therapies involvedEnema therapy (basti)बस्ति कर्म (एनिमा)Therapeutic purgation (virechana)विरेचन (जुलाब)
Organs mentionedAnus and rectumगुदा
अथात्र संशोधनबस्तिरुत्तमंSource wording as converted, Chapter 22 · p. 524 · v. 102-104.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.
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