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 record 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.
Kind of Vasti – Yashtyadi Vasti is a sort of Niruha or Ashtapana Basti by which 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 instances 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 Methodology 1 defined beneath).
ii. All these elements are heated such that each one water evaporates and solely milk is remaining (Ksheera Kashaya) and filtered. (For Methodology 2 and its variant – Methodology 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
Methodology of preparation
Right here we are able to 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 needs to be in accordance 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 traditional method 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 performed in two other ways.
1. Methodology 1 – As per classical reference / customary
In each step care needs to be taken that every ingredient is blended with the opposite ingredient completely in order that they kind a homogenous combination. Solely after this, the subsequent ingredient is added.
– First Saindhava Lavana is blended completely with Madhu.
– To this, the Sneha i.e. Ghrita as talked about within the reference / verse is added and completely blended.
– To the above mentioned combination, Kalka i.e. paste of Shatahva and so forth is added and blended completely.
– The Kashaya ready with Yashtimadhu and Water is added to the combination of saindhava, madhu, Sneha and kalka and completely blended.
– Lastly, the milk is added to the preparation and blended completely in order to kind a homogenous combination.
Now the Vasti dravya is able to administer.
Notice – the elements needs to be taken within the amount (of every) talked about above.
2. Methodology 2 – As per the verse
On this mode of preparation, we is not going to take the milk as avapa – add on. Since it’s talked about together with Yashtimadhu we are able to take into account 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 strategy 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 blended with the above-mentioned Kashaya in order to kind a homogenous combination.
– To this combination, honey and ghee is added and blended completely to kind a homogenous combination.
The recipe is able to be administered.
Methodology 3 – Variant of Methodology 2
The Ksheera Kashaya is ready as defined above.
Saindhava Lavana, Madhu, Ghrta, Shatahvadi Kalka and Yashtimadhu Ksheera Kashaya are blended with a view to get a homogenous combination. The preparation is able to be administered.
Advantages of Yashtyadi Vasti
Yashtyadi Niruha Vasti is extremely efficient in curing the beneath talked about circumstances –
– Vatarakta – gout – systemic dysfunction trigger by mixed aggravation of vata and rakta (blood) presenting with painful circumstances within the joints and different physique components
– Vaisvarya – Hoarseness of voice, pathological modifications within the voice, vocal problems
– Visarpa – Erysipelas, Herpes, Inflammatory pores and skin circumstances having tendency to unfold
Motion on Doshas
Notice – It’s all the time your complete formulation which has therapeutic impact and never the person ingredient.
On this formulation, Yashtimadhu is the primary herb and has been utilized in giant portions. Due to this fact, most of its therapeutic motion will 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 are able to keep in mind that Rakta is a 4th dosha in accordance with Grasp Sushruta and most illnesses are brought on by vitiation of or by vitiated blood.
We are able to see that the recipe has been talked about as one of the best treatment for vatarakta and visarpa, each of that are brought about 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 useful in painful and inflammatory circumstances like vatarakta and visarpa.
It’s ready with amount of milk and is a milk-based decoction enema. So, this enema additionally supplies vitamin aside from cleaning and detoxifying the system. Being in milk base it helps in degenerative circumstances brought on by vata and inflammatory circumstances brought on by pitta and rakta.
This Vasti helps in purifying the blood and establishing blood well being. On this method it helps correct nourishment and oxygenation attain to all tissues by way of rakta and therefore residing. It additionally cleanses the raktavaha srotas.
The Vasti helps in checking the pathogenesis of illnesses like vatarakta and visarpa and supplies immunity in opposition to the identical.
Yashtimadhu is claimed to be a svarya i.e. voice-promoter. Due to this fact, it may be utilized in illnesses of the vocal wire or hoarseness of voice. It may be utilized in illnesses whereby the individual has developed abnormalities of voice and hoarseness related to cough and dyspnoea, laryngeal problems and circumstances related to stridor.
Yashtyadi Vasti will be tried in ‘unsaid circumstances’ – together with many inflammatory circumstances of pitta origin and spectrum of illnesses brought about resulting from rakta dushti or rakta vriddhi, and likewise in painful vata circumstances.
