Piccha basti
Piccha basti is a classical therapeutic enema with decoction (niruha basti). It is indicated explicitly in colorectal disorders like dysentery, bleeding, colitis. It is also helpful in the management of specific complications of niruha basti. This formulation has styptic (sangrahi), healing (ropana), and hemostatic (shonitasthapana) properties.
| Section/Chapter/topic | Concepts/Basti/Piccha basti |
|---|---|
| Authors | Auti Swapnil1 |
| Reviewer | Basisht G.2, |
| Editor | Deole Y.S.3 |
| Affiliations |
1 Department of Panchakarma, All India Institute of Ayurveda, Goa, India 2 Rheumatologist, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. 3 Department of Kayachikitsa, G. J. Patel Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research, New Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India |
| Correspondence emails |
swapn.punarvasu19@gmail.com, carakasamhita@gmail.com |
| Publisher | Charak Samhita Research, Training and Development Centre, I.T.R.A., Jamnagar, India |
| Date of publication: | December 16, 2022 |
| DOI | 10.47468/CSNE.2022.e01.s09.124 |
Etymology and derivation
Piccha basti formulation has sticky or slimy (picchila) properties. The word 'piccha’ is derived from picchila (पिच्छिल) that means slimy touch, gummy, sticky, sliminess. Hence the basti formulation having such properties is called ‘Piccha basti’.
| Sr.No. | Indications | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | In the management of bleeding piles (raktarsha) | Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 14/ 224 |
| 2. | In management of diarrhoea (atisara) | Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 19/ 63 |
| 3. | In management of dysentery (pravahika) | Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 19/ 94, Su. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 37/ 41-42 |
| 4. | In the management of obstructed Vata and kapha in the gastrointestinal tract (mahasrotas), excessive evacuation of kapha (mucus) with colic pain |
Cha. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 19/ 117 |
| 5. | In management of parisrava (rectal oozing), a basti complication |
Cha. Sa. Siddhi Sthana 7/ 60 |
| 6. | Use of fresh blood in piccha basti | Su. Sa. Chikitsa Sthana 38/ 85-86, Sharangdhara Samhita 6/23 |
Classical formulations of piccha basti
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