Abstract

A PILOT STUDY OF ROLE OF UTKLESHANA AND DOSHAR BASTI IN SHOTHA

Anil Raghunath Wagh* and Roshan Shankar Dhale

ABSTRACT

Shotha is described as special disease as well as symptom in most of Ayurvedic Samhitas, in modern medical science, it is described as swelling or edema on body. Utkleshana basti:- It is decribed in sushrut samhita, basically it is Niruha basti prepared with Eranda beeja, jeshthamadh, pippali, saindhava, and vacha and kalka of hapusha and madanphala is added to it. Doshahar basti:- It is decribed in sushrut samhita, basically it is Niruha basti prepared with shatavha (badishepa), jeshthamadha, indrayaya, Madanfala, Kanji and Gomutra. But by preparing oil with above drugs we have given anuvasana basti also for that purpose, Tila (sesame) oil was used. 80 ml anuvasana & 320 ml of Niruha basti was given to patient same day. 11 patients were treated out 11, one was male and ten were females. Out of these no reduction in Shotha was seen in two patients, while 0.5cm reduction was noted in 3 patients. One patient was of Sthaulya weighing 101.5 kg, 2 kg weight reduction, 2cm Shotha reduction. 7 Patients had shown reduction in Kati and Sandhi Shula. One patient had shown no reduction in weight. In all patients Styana, Krusnabha, Harita Malapravrutti was seen from around 4th day, and symptoms were decreased from 3rd to 4th day of Dossahara Basti. These are signs of Utkleshana as Doshaharana takes place, symptoms were reduced.

Keywords: Utkleshana Basti, Doshahara Basti, Shotha.