This presentation deals with dravya used for Niruha and Anuvasana basti according to Brihatrayi.

1. BASTI DRAVYA
Dr Akshay Shetty
Asst.Professor
Dept of Panchakarma
SSRAMCH Inchal

2. Contents • Objectives
• Asthapana dravya
acc.Charaka
 Phalini dravya
 Sneha dravya
 Mutravarga
 Madhuara Skanda
 Amla skanda
 Lavana skanda
 Tikta skanda
 Katu skanda
 Kashaya skanda
• Anuvasanopaga
acc.Charaka
• Asthapana dravya
acc.Sushruta
• Niruha dravya
acc.Vagabhata
• Summary
• References
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3. Objectives By the end of the presentation the students must
be able to
1. Discuss Asthapana dravya acc. To Charaka
2. Enumerate Anuvasanopaga acc. To Charaka
3. List Asthapana dravya acc.to Sushruta
4. List Niruha dravya acc. To Vagbhatta
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4. Asthapana
dravya acc to
Charaka
Phalini dravya-
मदनं कु टजं चैव त्रपुषं हस्तिपर्णिनी|
एिानन वमने चैव योज्यान्यातथापनेषु च||८४|| Ca.Su 1
Dhamargava,
Ikshvaku,
Jimutam,
Krutavedhana,
Madanaphala,
Kutaja,
Trapusham and
Hastiparnini are used for vamana and asthapana basti.
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5. Contd…
Sneha dravya
सर्पितिैलं वसा मज्जा तनेहो ददष्टश्चिुर्वि ||८६||
पानाभ्यञ्जनबत्यथं नतयाथं चैव योगति | Ca.Su 1
Ghee, oil, animal-fat and bone-marrow are the
four major unctuous substances. These are used
after preparing with other drugs for Snehapana,
Abhyanga, Basti, and Nasya
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6. Contd…
Mutra varga-
अर्वमूत्रमजामूत्रं गतोमूत्रं मादहषं च यि ् ||९३||
हस्तिमूत्रमथोष्रतय हयतय च खरतय च| Ca.Su 1
ewe, she-goat, cow, she-buffalo, elephant, she-
camel, mare and she-donkey
युक्िमातथापने मूत्रं युक्िं चार्प र्वरेचने||९५||
Ca.Su1
Urines are also used in the preparations of
asthapana basti, virechana.
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7. Contd…
General Asthapana dravya Ca.Su 2/11-14
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9. Contd…
Madhura skanda Ca.Vi 8/139
• The drugs mentioned in sweet group (madhura
skandha) are jivaka, rushabhaka, jivanti, vira,
amalaki, kakoli, kshirakakoli, mudgaparni,
mashaparṇi, shalaparni, prushniparni, mashaparni,
shalaparni, meda, mahameda, karkatashringi,
shringataka, chinnaruha, cchatra, aticchatra,
shravani, mahashravavani, sahadeva, vishvadeva,
shukla, kshirashukla, bala, atibala, vidari,
kshiravidari, kshudrasaha, mahasaha, rishyagandha,
ashvagandha, vrishchira, punarnava, brihati,
kantakari, korubuka, moraṭa, shwadamshtra,
samharsha, shatavari, shaatapushpa,
madhukapushpi, yashtimadhu, madhulika, mrudvika,
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10. Contd…
• kharjura, parushaka, atmagupta, pushkarabija,
kasheruka, rajakasheruka, rajadana, kataka,
kashmarya, shita, pakya, danapaki tala, kharjura,
mastakam, ikshu, ikshuvalika, darbha, kusha,
kasha, shali, gundrrtkataka, shaaramula,
rajakshavaka, rushyaprokta, dvarada, bharadvaj,
vanatrapushya, bhirupatri hamsapadi, kakanasa,
kulinga, kshiravalli, kapolavalli, kapotavalli,
somavalli and gopavalli.
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11. Contd…
• These and such other drugs of sweet group
should be taken. After cutting and breaking them
into small pieces and washing with water
properly, should be kept in a vessel. Adding to it
milk diluted with half water should be cooked
stirring till its major portion of water is absorbed,
drugs are extracted and milk is not charred. The
vessel should be brought down and the milk
should be taken out of it and filtered well. This
lukewarm milk added with ghee, oil, fat, marrow,
salt and phanita should be used properly for
enema by expert in vatika disorders.
In paittika disorders, the same should be given
cold and combined with honey and ghee
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12. Contd…
Amla skanda Ca.Vi 8/140
• The sour group (drugs of amlaskandha) includes
fruits of amra, amrataka, lakucha, karamarda,
vrukshamla, amlavetasa, kuvala, badara,
dadima, matulunga, gandira, amalaka,
nanditaka, shitaka, tintindika, dantashath,
airavataka, koshamra, dhanvan;
• Leaves of amrataka, ashmantaka, changeri, four
types of amlika, two types of kola- unripe and
dried, two types of dried tamarind wild and
cultivated, substances used in preparation
of asava, sura, sauviraka, tushodaka, maireya,
medaka, madira, madhu, shukta, sidhu,
dadhimanda, buttermilk, dhanyamla etc.
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13. Contd…
• These and such other drugs of the sour group
should be taken and after cutting and breaking
into small pieces should be placed in a vessel
along with liquids and be cooked. The lukewarm
product added properly with oil, fat, majja, salt
and phanita should be used for enema
in vatika disorders according to procedure
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14. Contd..
Lavana skanda Ca.Vi 8/141
In the salty group (lavana skandha), the drugs
mentioned are – saindhava, sauvarchala, kala,
vida, pakya, anupa, valukaila, maulaka, samudra,
romaka, audbhida, aushara, pateyaka,
pamshuja and others. These drugs added with
sour or warm water along with fatty substance in
lukewarm condition should be used for enema
in vatika disorders
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15. Contd…
Katu skanda Ca.Vi 8/142
In pungent group (katuka skandha) the drugs included
are – pippali, pippalimula, gajapippali, chavya,
chitraka, shunţhi, maricha, ajamoda, ardraka, vidanga,
dhanyaka, pilu, tejavati, ela, kushtha, bhallatakasthi,
hinguniryasa, devadaru, mulaka, sarshapa, lashuna,
karanja, shigru, madhu shigru, kharapushpa,
bhustruna sumukha, surasa, kutheraka, arjaka,
gandira, kalamalaka, parnasa, kshavaka,
phanijjhaka, alkali, urines, and biles. These along with
other similar drugs of group (pungent) should be taken
and after cutting and breaking into pieces should be
cooked with cow’s urine. This while lukewarm added
with honey oil and salt should be used for enema
in shlaishmika disorders
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16. Contd…
Tikta skanda Ca.Vi 8/143
The drugs mentioned in bitter group (tikta skandha)
are – Chandana, nalada, aragvadha, naktamala,
nimba, tumburu, kutaja, haridra, daruharidra, musta,
murva, kiratatikta, katurohini, trayamana, karvellika,
karira, karavira, kebuka, kathillaka, vrusha,
mandukaparni, karkotaka, vartaku, karkasha,
kakamachi, kakodumbarika, sushavi, ativisha, patola,
kulaka, patha, guduchi, tip of vetra, vetasa, vikankata,
bakula, somavalka, saptaparna, sumana, arka,
avalguja, vacha, tagara, agaru, balaka and ushira,
along with other similar drugs of the bitter group
should be taken and after cutting and breaking them
into pieces and washing properly be cooked with water.
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17. Contd… The product when lukewarm should be added with
honey, oil and salt to be used in enema
for kaphaja disorders according to procedure by
the expert. In paittika disorders the same should
be used while cold and added with honey and
ghee.
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18. Contd..
Kashaya skanda Ca.Vi 8/144
he drugs of Kashaya skandha (astringent group) are –
priyangu, ananta, amrasthi, ambashthaki, katvanga,
lodhra, mocharasa, samanga, dhataki flowers, padma,
padmakeshara, jambu, amra, plaksha, vata, kapitana,
udumbara, ashwattha, bhallatakasthi, ashmantaka,
shirisha, shimshapa, somavalka, tinduka, priyala,
badara, khadira, saptaparna, ashwakarna, syandana,
arjuna, arimeda, elavaluka, paripelava, kadamba,
shallaki, jingini, kasha, kasheruka, rajakasheruka,
katphala, vamsha, padmaka, ashoka, shala, dhava,
sarja, bhuja, sana, kharapushpa, guggulu, shami,
machika, varaka, tunga, ajakarna, sphurjaka,
bibhitaka, kumbhi, pushkarabija, lotus stem, lotus stalk,
tender, parts of tala, and kharjura,
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19. Contd… along with other similar drugs of astringent group
should be taken and after cutting and breaking
them into small pieces and washing be cooked
with water. The lukewarm product being added
with honey, oil and salt be used for enema in
disorders of kapha according to procedure by
expert. In paittika disorders the same should be
used while cold and added with honey and ghee.
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20. Asthapanopaga
dravya acc to
Charaka
त्रत्रवृद्त्रबल्वर्पप्पलीकु ष्ठसषिपवचाव्सकफलशिपुष्पाम ुकमदन
फलानीनि दशेमान्यातथापनोपगतानन भवस्न्ि (२५) Ca.Su 4
trivrut,
bilwa,
pippali,
kushtha,
sarshapa,
vacha,
vatsakaphala,
shatapushpa,
madhuka,
madanaphala
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21. Anuvasanopaga
dravya acc to
Charaka
रातनासुरदारुत्रबल्वमदनशिपुष्पावृश्चीरपुननिवाश्वदंष्रास्ननमन्थ
श्योनाका इनि दशेमान्यनुवासनोपगतानन भवस्न्ि (२६),Ca.Su 4
rasna,
surdaru,
bilwa,
madana,
shatapushpa,
vrishchira,
punarnava,
gokshura,
agnimantha,
shyonaka
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22. Asthapana dravya acc to sushruta
• Kshiravarga
• Amla varga
• Mutra varga
• Lavana
• Sneha
• Mamsarasa
• Triphala
• Shatapuspa
• Trikatu
• Rasna
• Saral
• Phalinivarga
• Devadaru
• Haridra
• Yastimadhu
• Hingu
• Kusta
• Musta
• Shrakara
• Ushira
• Chandana
• Karapura
• Manjista
• Madanaphala (Su.Ch.38/24-28)
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23. Niruha dravya acc to Vagbhatta
• Madanaphala
• Kutaja
• Kustha
• Devadali
• Yastimadhu
• Vacha
• Dashamoola
• Devadaru
• Rasna
• Yava
• Shatapuspa
• Kritavedhana
• Kulatta
• Madhu
• Lavana
• Trivrita (A.H.Su 15/3)
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24. Summary
1.Discuss Asthapana dravya acc.
To Charaka
1.Enumerate Anuvasanopaga acc.
To Charaka
1.List Asthapana dravya acc.to
Sushruta
List Niruha dravya acc. To
Vagbhatta
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25. References
• Charaka Samhita
• Sushruta Samhita
• Asthanga hridaya
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26. THANK YOU
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