Role of Bastikarma in Shalya Tantra

ROLE OF BASTIKARMA IN SHALYA TANTRA Basti is considered as “sampoorna chikitsa” by many ancient scholars. Importance of bastikarma in the field of shalya tantra can be mainly taken as one of the necessary karma to be performed as a part of paschat karma after shastrakriya. Bastikarma helps in dosha samyata, dhatu pushti, aam nashan, srotovaigunya, koshta shuddhi etc. With the help of various medicinal dravyas it leads to shodhan as well as shaman of the doshas. There is no other best treatment to normalise excessively aggravated vata other than basti. Even in conditions like raktapitta when there is blood […]

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Ano-rectal diseases; an introduction and treatment approach as per Ayurveda

Ano-rectal diseases; an introduction and treatment approach as per Ayurveda Ano-rectal disorders are progressively increasing in the society. Few important causes out of a number of them are; sedentary life style, irregular and inappropriate diet, prolonged sitting and/or standing and psychological disturbances like anxiety, depression etc. Ano-rectal problems coupled with psychological manifestations are the causes, inter-related to each other. As per Ayurveda, these above mentioned causes result in derangement of ‘Jatharagni’ (the digestive power) which leads to constipation and other associated symptoms. Constipation leads to generation of hard stool (fecolith) which when expelled leads to trauma in anal canal and […]

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