The patient fit for uttarabasti is oleated and bathed (sweated) with warm water, given a gruel with ghee and milk to drink and made to pass stool and urine. He is seated squatting on a knee-high seat with a pillow, the region above the bladder is massaged with warm oil, the penis is drawn out and the ghee-smeared nozzle is inserted and pressed slowly, step by step and comfortably, without causing pain.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- उत्तरबस्ति प्रयोग विधि
- Hindi
- उत्तरबस्ति प्रयोग विधि
- English
- Procedure of the uttarabasti
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | घृतेन / घी (यवागू में); घृतलिप्त (पिचकारी पर) | Not stated |
| Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर) | पयसा / दूध | Not stated |
| Sesame oil (tila taila)तिल का तेल (तैल) | उष्णतैल / गरम तैल | Not stated |
Preparation as described
Beforehand the patient takes a gruel made with ghee and milk; the nozzle is smeared with ghee.
दूध से युक्र यवागू को पिला कर मल मूत्र का त्याग कराना चाहिए।
How it is used
Seated squatting on a knee-high seat; after warm-oil massage over the bladder the ghee-smeared nozzle is inserted into the penis and pressed slowly.
को गरम तैल से मालिश करें एवं शिशनेन्द्रिय को खींचकर घी से लिप्त पिचकारी को, शिशन के अंदर
भावार्थ : उत्तरबस्ति देने योग्य रोगी को स्नेहन व गरम पानी से स्नान (स्वेदन) करा कर घीSource wording as converted, Chapter 23 · p. 541 · v. 3-4.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
- Caution in the text: The nozzle is to be pressed slowly and gently so that the patient feels no discomfort.
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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