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Therapyचिकित्सा कर्म

Decoction enema (niruha basti)

निरूह बस्ति · निरूह

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
निरूहआस्थापननिरूहबस्ति
Hindi
निरूह बस्तिआस्थापन
English
Decoction enemadecoction enemaniruhaasthapana
Romanized
niruhaasthapana

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Definition1

  • The decoction enema is called niruha because it removes all the doshas, and asthapana because it preserves youth (vayasthapana).

    Chapter 8 · p. 118 · v. 45Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Indications1

  • Aggravated vata spread through the whole body is to be calmed by asthapana and anuvasana enemas given in due order.

    Chapter 8 · p. 118 · v. 45Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Quantity as written1

  • If the signs of success do not appear, three enemas are given in turn over four or five days; there is no fixed number, and enemas are continued until kapha comes out and the disease subsides.

    Chapter 8 · p. 121 · v. 57Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Cautions1

  • A footnote warns that if the niruha enema does not come out within one muhurta (two ghatikas) the patient may die.

    Chapter 8 · p. 120 · v. 56FootnoteTraditional description

Other1

  • A niruha enema is judged successful when first the fluid given and then stool, vata, pitta and kapha come out in order and the disease subsides.

    Chapter 8 · p. 121 · v. 57Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 66 times on 41 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

What signs show that a niruha enema has been given properly?

The fluid, stool, pitta, kapha and vata come out in order, the disease subsides and the body feels light.

Detailed answer and sources

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Quick facts

Content type
Therapy
Categories
Panchakarma
Source pages with records
3
Pages naming it
41
Chapters
Chapter 8
Extraction tasks
T05
Record id
method_niruha_basti