Among all the panchkarmas Basti is considered as the supreme therapeutic modality. The process in which the medicated oil or decoction is administered into pakwasaya or garbhasaya or mutrasaya with help of bastiyantra.
" vastina diyate iti basti".
" Tasmath Chikisardhamiti of bruvanti sarvam chikitsamapi vasti meke".
" Vayasthapana dwa asthapanam"
Karmukatva of aasthapana basti: According to sushrutacharya,basti dravya produces it's effect immediately by the agency of apanavata.
Properly administered basti dravya remaining in the Pakvasaya due to its veerya / potency drawn all the doshas accumulated at various parts of the body which are far away from the pakwasaya and expels them,just as sun remaining in sky ,draws the sap from the earth,which is million of miles away from the sun.
Pharmacodynamics:
Elimination of morbid factors by
a) osmosis
b) sclerosing effect
c) mechanical action effect of Agni by increased secretions of gastric enzymes.
Osmosis - Asthapan dravyas becomes hypertonic solution due to its ingredients ,kashay,kalka,honey,saindhav lavan( rock Salt).
So it has capacity to draw the fluid along with morbid factors from all over the body through the intestinal epithelial cells in to the colon by osmosis ,thus the asthapana basti dravya removes the morbid factors from the body.
Increasing glandular secretions: Ushna teekshna gunas of basti dravyas irritates mucosal membrane of colon which stimulate the E.NS. especially sub mucosal plexus and pelvic nerves which increases glandular secretions in the gut, which contains mucous along with kinins namely bradykinin and kallidine it causes vasodilation of gut wall increases blood flow more formation of glandular secretions along with morbid factors which reached to the glands through circulation comes out into colon due to its compression during peristalsis.
The brain in gut: The gut brain , known as enteric nervous system located in sheath's of tissue lining the oesophagus , stomach,small intestine and colon.
Sclerosing effect : Ushna teekshna gunas of basti dravya ,lekhana guna of honey and saindhav lavan removes the mala, accumulated and adhered to the wall of pakwasaya by scrapping and its eliminated along with basti dravyas.
Mechanical action : Bulk quantity of nirooha basti ( enema of herbal decoction)which secreats in the gut wall which sends sensory impulse to the sacral nervous root and also stimulates the ENS especially myenteric plexus which increased rhythmical tonic contraction with increased intensity ( peristaltic waves) which relax the intestinal anal sphincter if the ext.sphincter also voluntarily relaxed at the same time basti dravyas along with extracted morbid material,dushta pureesh( fecal matter) will come out simultaneously.
Conclusion: Asthapana Basti eliminate the morbid factors from the body by osmosis increasing glandular secretions, sclerosing effect and by mechanical action involving ENS. Along with that it improves agni there by increases the longavity of life.
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