Bastishodhana, Bastiśodhana, Basti-shodhana: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Bastiśodhana can be transliterated into English as Bastisodhana or Bastishodhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Bastiśodhana (बस्तिशोधन) refers to that which “purgative of the bladder”, as mentioned in verse 5.15-16, 19 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] hot (water is) promotive (and) causative of digestion, conducive to the throat, light (on the stomach, and) purgative of the bladder [viz., bastiśodhana]; it is commended for hiccup, inflation, wind, phlegm, a recently purged (man), new fever, cough, indigestion, catarrh, dyspnea, and pain in the costal region”.
Note: Bastiśodhana (“purgative of the bladder”) has been represented by gciṅ-nad sel (“removes urinary diseases”), just as bastiśuddhikara (“bladder-cleansing”) in 4.22 has been reproduced by chu-soi nod bsal (“removing bladder-diseases”).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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