Article: OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH IN BASTI CHIKITSA: A CRITICAL REVIEW

Article Category: Review articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.16129

Pages: 153-155

Author: Santosh R. Niphade *, Varsharani A. Chaudhari, Sunita P. Bhusare

Abstract: Basti chikitsa is one of the distinctive bio purification methods mentioned from panchakarma chikitsa of Ayurveda. Basti is the therapeutic procedure where medicated liquid formulation is administered through anal canal. In modern terms rectal rout of drug administration is Basti. The Basti formulation is prepared by mixing honey, salt, oil with water or milk-based decoction. Before administration it must ensure that the mixture should be uniform like emulsion solution. There is huge gap between finding various properties of such Basti formulation on modern parameters. Laboratory studies help to find the drug interaction, while animal studies or clinical trials will observe the varied pharmacological properties of Basti formulations. The main obstacle for use of these Basti preparations is that they must be prepared freshly every time. Also, it is hard to assure that the Basti formulation has achieved same emulsion level and possess same properties every time. There is a great need to find a way for making uniform Basti emulsion and its method of preservations. So, it can be available for long duration and can be used in emergency conditions. Here we tried to focus on the new opportunities of research for Ayurveda Basti formulations.

Keyword: Ayurveda, Basti, Chikitsa, Rectal Drug administration, Pharmacology.