Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa, B.A.M.S
Yashtyadi Basti
Reference – The reference of this decoction enema is from Charaka Samhita – Siddhi Sthana, Chapter 3, verse 46.
Title evaluation & mode of motion
Yashti or Yashtimadhu – licorice is the primary and first ingredient used on this enema recipe. So, the title of this decoction enema recipe goes by its first ingredient talked about within the listing of elements utilized in its preparation.
Yashti – Yashtimadhu – Glycyrrhiza glabra – Liquorice
Adi – and others (different elements)
Basti – enema
Yashtyadi Basti is an enema preparation whereby Yashtimadhu is the primary ingredient used together with different elements.
Motion – This enema is used for the therapy of gouty arthritis and herpes.
Sort of Vasti – Yashtyadi Vasti is a sort of Niruha or Ashtapana Basti wherein the decoction of Yashtimadhu and different herbs is run as enema.
Yashtyadi Asthapana / Niruha Vasti (Basti)
यष्ट्याह्वयस्याष्टपलेनसिद्धंपयःशताह्वाफलपिप्पलीभिः|
युक्तंससर्पिर्मधुवातरक्तवैस्वर्यवीसर्पहितोनिरूहः||४६||
Components –
a. For preparation of Kashaya / Kwatha – decoction
– Yashtimadhu – Glycyrrhiza glabra – 8 palas – 384 grams roughly
– Kshira – Milk – 8 palas – 384 grams roughly
– Jala – water – 4 occasions that of Yashtimadhu or Milk – 32 pala – 3072 grams roughly
i. Yashtimadhu and water are heated till one eighth of it stays i.e. 8 palas or 4 prasrita of Kashaya stays. Milk is added on the finish as Avapa. (For Technique 1 defined beneath).
ii. All these elements are heated such that every one water evaporates and solely milk is remaining (Ksheera Kashaya) and filtered. (For Technique 2 and its variant – Technique 3 defined beneath).
b. For preparation of Kalka – paste
– Shatahva – Anethum sowa
– Phala – Madanaphala – Randia dumetorum
– Pippali – Piper longum – Lengthy pepper
Paste – all collectively – 1 prasrita – 96 grams
c. Makshika – Madhu – honey – 2 prasrita – 4 pala – 192 grams
d. Sneha – unctuous materials – Sarpi / Ghrita – Ghee – 3 prasrita – 6 pala – 288 grams roughly
e. Saindhava Lavana – Rock Salt – 1 karsha = 12 grams
Technique of preparation
Right here we will see that the preparation has been defined in a verse of simply two strains. Aside from the amount of Yashtimadhu, the amount of no different ingredient has been specified.
So, the preparation of Kashaya ought to be in line with the standardized methodology defined within the texts.
Grasp Charaka, as in most formulations, has not talked about Saindhava Lavana – rock salt on this recipe too. It’s assumed to be taken as per basic approach of preparation. Equally, the Avapa Dravya i.e. a liquid like milk to be added on the finish of the preparation of Vasti dravya too has not been specified as Avapa, however Grasp Charaka mentions it within the preparation itself within the first line of the verse.
So, allow us to assume the preparation to be achieved in two alternative ways.
1. Technique 1 – As per classical reference / commonplace
In each step care ought to be taken that every ingredient is combined with the opposite ingredient completely in order that they type a homogenous combination. Solely after this, the subsequent ingredient is added.
– First Saindhava Lavana is combined completely with Madhu.
– To this, the Sneha i.e. Ghrita as talked about within the reference / verse is added and completely combined.
– To the above stated combination, Kalka i.e. paste of Shatahva and many others is added and combined completely.
– The Kashaya ready with Yashtimadhu and Water is added to the combination of saindhava, madhu, Sneha and kalka and completely combined.
– Lastly, the milk is added to the preparation and combined completely in order to type a homogenous combination.
Now the Vasti dravya is able to administer.
Be aware – the elements ought to be taken within the amount (of every) talked about above.
2. Technique 2 – As per the verse
On this mode of preparation, we won’t take the milk as avapa – add on. Since it’s talked about together with Yashtimadhu we will think about the preparation to be following the template of Ksheera Kashaya (decoction ready together with milk and never the milk being added to the decoction) or Ksheera Paka Vidhi i.e. process of making ready milk processed recipes.
Right here, the steps will barely change as will abide with the preparation with out manipulating the tactic of preparation.
– Ashtamamsha Kashaya / Ksheera Kashaya is ready by heating collectively Yashtimadhu, Milk and Water, till one eighth stays. That is filtered in order to acquire Ksheera Kashaya.
– Paste of Shatahva, Madanaphala and Pippali is combined with the above-mentioned Kashaya in order to type a homogenous combination.
– To this combination, honey and ghee is added and combined completely to type a homogenous combination.
The recipe is able to be administered.
Technique 3 – Variant of Technique 2
The Ksheera Kashaya is ready as defined above.
Saindhava Lavana, Madhu, Ghrta, Shatahvadi Kalka and Yashtimadhu Ksheera Kashaya are combined with the intention to get a homogenous combination. The preparation is able to be administered.
Advantages of Yashtyadi Vasti
Yashtyadi Niruha Vasti is very efficient in curing the beneath talked about situations –
– Vatarakta – gout – systemic dysfunction trigger by mixed aggravation of vata and rakta (blood) presenting with painful situations within the joints and different physique elements
– Vaisvarya – Hoarseness of voice, pathological modifications within the voice, vocal issues
– Visarpa – Erysipelas, Herpes, Inflammatory pores and skin situations having tendency to unfold
Motion on Doshas
Be aware – It’s all the time your entire formulation which has therapeutic impact and never the person ingredient.
On this formulation, Yashtimadhu is the primary herb and has been utilized in massive portions. Subsequently, most of its therapeutic motion could be attributed to Yashtimadhu.
Yashtimadhu is potent in mitigating / balancing vata and pitta.
Motion on Dhatus
‘Asrujit’ has been talked about among the many actions of Yashtimadhu which suggests ‘conquers morbid blood’. Although that is an enema recipe defined by Grasp Charaka, we will do not forget that Rakta is a 4th dosha in line with Grasp Sushruta and most ailments are brought on by vitiation of or by vitiated blood.
We are able to see that the recipe has been talked about as the most effective treatment for vatarakta and visarpa, each of that are prompted resulting from irregular enhance of rakta or contamination of rakta or raktavaha srotas.
Further Ideas & Possible mode of motion
Yashtyadi Vasti combats morbid vata and pitta and likewise rakta. So, it’s helpful in painful and inflammatory situations like vatarakta and visarpa.
It’s ready with a very good amount of milk and is a milk-based decoction enema. So, this enema additionally supplies diet other than cleaning and detoxifying the system. Being in milk base it helps in degenerative situations brought on by vata and inflammatory situations brought on by pitta and rakta.
This Vasti helps in purifying the blood and establishing blood well being. On this approach it helps correct nourishment and oxygenation attain to all tissues by way of rakta and therefore dwelling. It additionally cleanses the raktavaha srotas.
The Vasti helps in checking the pathogenesis of ailments like vatarakta and visarpa and supplies immunity in opposition to the identical.
Yashtimadhu is claimed to be a svarya i.e. voice-promoter. Subsequently, it may be utilized in ailments of the vocal twine or hoarseness of voice. It may be utilized in ailments whereby the particular person has developed abnormalities of voice and hoarseness related to cough and dyspnoea, laryngeal issues and situations related to stridor.
Yashtyadi Vasti could be tried in ‘unsaid situations’ – together with many inflammatory situations of pitta origin and spectrum of ailments prompted resulting from rakta dushti or rakta vriddhi, and likewise in painful vata situations.
