In the eighth month an asthapana is given with oil prepared with bala, mixed with ghee, curd and milk; an anuvasana with oil prepared with the eight sweet drugs is said to be beneficial; after the asthapana the anuvasana is given, and with the same oil an uttarabasti, which benefits the pregnant woman. In the ninth month too, diet and medicines that calm all doshas are used; treated thus by rule for nine months she delivers easily.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- आठवें मास की बस्ति (गर्भिणी)
- English
- Eighth-month enemas for the pregnant woman
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Bala (country mallow)खरैटी (बला) | बला / खरैटी (बला तैल) | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | तैल | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | आज्य / घी | Not stated |
| Curd (dadhi)दही (दधि) | दधि / दही | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | दुग्ध / दूध | Not stated |
| Ashtavarga (eight rejuvenating herbs)अष्टवर्ग | अष्टमधुरैषध / आठ प्रकार के मधुर अैषधि | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Oil prepared with bala is mixed with ghee, curd and milk for the asthapana; oil prepared with the eight sweet drugs serves for the anuvasana and the uttarabasti.
भावार्थ : आठवें महीने में खरैटी से साधित तैल (बला तैल) में घी दही व दूध को मिलाकर
How it is used
Asthapana, then anuvasana, then uttarabasti with the same oil, in the eighth month.
अनुवासन प्रयोग करना हितकर है। आस्थापन बस्ति देकर अनुवासन बस्ति देना चाहिए एवं उसी तैल
Indicated for, as the text says
- Embryology and conception (garbha)(प्रमदाहिताय / गर्भिणी को हित)
Duration as written
in the eighth month · मासेःष्टमे / आठवें महीने में
आस्थापयेदथ बलाविहितेन तैलेनाजयान्वितेन दधिदुग्धविमिश्रितेन।Source wording as converted, Chapter 23 · p. 546 · v. 25-26.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
Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.
Extraction notes
- The eight sweet drugs are not listed; mapped to ingredient_ashtavarga as T19 did for अष्टमधुरैषध. The commentary's शुद्द तैल is read as सिद्ध (prepared) oil. The commentary ends on PDF 619.
Quick facts
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- Procedure
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- 1
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- Chapters
- Chapter 23
- Extraction tasks
- T26
- Record id
- method_garbhini_basti_p618