¹More M.S., ²Wagh V.D , ³Koshire S.

^1.Professor/HOD, Department of Panchakarma, S.S.A.M.  College ,Nashik

^2,3. PG Scholar, Department of Panchakarma, S.S.A.M.  College ,Nashik

ABSTRACT:

Basti” is the boon for the Panchakarma Practioners due to its remarkable results .It gives significant results in many complicated diseases. So it proves procedure of choice for many practioners. Traditional method was described in Ayurvedic texts which is called as “Basti-pranidhan vidhi”^{[1] .}But in present era many advances are done for the administration of Basti. The aim of this study was to compare between most commonly used methods.

Method A:. Basti-Putak (Traditional Method)     Method B:Enema-Pot  (Recent Method)

For the present study, Lekhan - basti was given to the patient by using above Methods and observations were taken by monitoring daily Basti- patrak and Assessment sheet.(To avoid ekantik prayog of Lekhan-basti ,Matra basti was administerd on 3^rd and 5th  day after pratyagam of Lekhan-Basti)^[2].

The main outcome measures are Basti-dan Kala ,Dharan- kala, Samyak-basti-laxanas.^[3]

Also patients of Sthoulya were selected and assessed subjectively and objectively.The conclusion of this study was that Traditional Method  is more efficacious than Recent Method

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