Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy
author: Pulak Kanti Kar
edition: 2013, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan
pages: 1445
Topic: Ayurveda
Classification of basti
This chapter describes Classification of basti located on page 533 from volume Volume 4 in the book Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy compiled by Pulak Kanti Kar. This book presents a Comprehensive view of Panchakarma and includes therapeutic modules and references for the Ayurvedic practitioners. Panchakarma registers the mechanism of the action of Ayurvedic drug..
Volume 4 deals with the principles and Practice of Panchakarma:—The subject is presented in such a way that Ayurvedic people can realise the matter with a ration vision and can perform the therapy in daily practice.
This book fully covers every detail related to Panchakarma (methods for eliminating toxic elements from the body). For example, this chapter describes Classification of basti. The five methods are known as Vamana (‘emesis’), Virecana (‘purgation’), Asthapana (‘non-unctuous enema’), Anuvasana (‘unctuous enema’) and Shiro-Virechana (‘head-evacuation’ or ‘snuffing’).
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Classification of basti” according to 142 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Charaka Samhita (English translation) [by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society]
Successful Enema therapy (basti-siddhi). 1. We shall now expound the chapter entitled ‘The Successful Application of the Enema Procedure [basti-siddhi] . 2. Thus declared the worshipful Atreya, 3. Listen to me, O Agnivesha, as I discourse on the successful application of the most effcacious [efficacious?] types of enema [basti], the use of which brings success to the physician, and on the particular diseases in which each particular type is recommended. 4....
Read full contents: Chapter 10 - Successful Enema therapy (basti-siddhi)
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita [by Asokan. G]
The five peculiar types of actions are: emesis (vamana), purgation (virecana), corrective enemata (asthapana/niruhabasti), unctuous enema (anuvasana-basti), head-purging (shirsha-virecana). This is nothing but a classification of the therapeutic actions done by physicians with drugs. He also classifies human actions into two: (i) positive actions (pravritti) and negative actions (nivritti). In the Nyaya-Vaisheshika school, the category karma refers to motion rather than action....
Read full contents: Action (karma) [in Charaka philosophy]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita [by Laxmi Maji]
A detailed discussion is given about Basti or enema which is considered as nectar and used for producing Brimhana or anabolic effect in children along with specific oleaginous substance named Shaishuka snehana to be used in an enema. A detailed and incisive description of Nasya or sternutatory drugs for the children is discussed....
Read full contents: Kashyapa Samhita (Ayurveda book)
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[Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy: index]
[About the Author (Pulak Kanti Kar)]
[Introduction vol 1 (essentials of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 2 (applied Instruments in Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 3 (mechanism of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 4 (practice of Panchakarma)]