Self-adminstering of Basti

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Namaste

 

Its been a while since I posted on this forum

I'm an ayurvedic-enthusiast and enjoy applying the principles of

Ayurveda into my my life. However I want to take a cautious approach

when doing so as I don't access to a qualified Ayurvedic

physcian/Vaidya in my area.

 

Dr. Vasanth Lad who is a reputed Ayurvedic doctor living and

practising in USA has mentioned techniques on Self-adminstering Basti

 

I was going through the material on his website

http://www.ayurveda.com/online%20resource/basti_colon_cleansing.pdf

 

I don't have any of the contraindications mentioned in the article

but often get constipated. Only if I include 2-3 servings of fruits

and vegetables in my diet my bowel movements are normal. The stools

are usually sticky.

 

So is it okay if I go ahead and self adminster basti ?

If so what are the herbs needed for Basti ?

 

Even when I'm constipated I feel hungry as usual and unable to fast

as suggested by some people here.

 

I'm in my mid 30s with a deskjob involving computer and do not do

much physical activity.

 

Thanks and regards,

Janardan

[Guest guest]

While it is quite possible to self administer Basti I would not

recommended it without the proper advice from a Vidya.

 

>From the little you have said it seems you are living quite a sedentary

lifestyle which may well be one of the prime causes for your

constipation. My suggestion would be to make sure you get 45 minutes of

walk in daily and in the morning, as soon as you get up have a glass of

warm water. After several days you should see things flowing okay.

 

It does sound like you have some toxicity you need to clear out which

can be done with some herbs added to your food and perhaps a good look

at your diet.

 

Is there anyone you can see a Vidya in your area at all?

 

Kind regards

John

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ayurveda , janardan.shastri

<no_reply wrote:

> I don't have any of the contraindications mentioned in the article

> but often get constipated. Only if I include 2-3 servings of fruits

> and vegetables in my diet my bowel movements are normal. The stools

> are usually sticky.

>

> So is it okay if I go ahead and self adminster basti ?

> If so what are the herbs needed for Basti ?

 

Constipation is just like a tip of iceberg. It could be a first

noticeable symptom of many chronic diseases, including Diabetes.

 

The reason for your constipation is spelt out in your post itself.

Sticky stools represent ama, the toxins. How many toxins one basti is

going to eliminate? Better look at your lifestyle. Adopt yoga,

morning walk, pranayama, veggetable soups (which restore your

electolyte balance and minerals), avoid vata vitiating foods (files

in group website tell what are they) and reduce sedentary routines.

 

A tsp of Trifla or avipattikar churna, taken for 3-4 months can

strengthen the colon moving force. This is stated here since you are

constipated often, not everyday.

 

Basti is the " Brahmastra " , to be used only when absolutely necessary.

 

A 6 year old girl used to pass motion only once a week. With

Abhayarishtam, 1 tsp after meals for 3 months, she now passes stools

everyday.

 

The loss of colon elasticity is by food lacking in fibres and

resultant more work by colon. and one should simplify diet, rather

than going for extreme measures such as basti. Indian cow ghee, 1-3

tsp in warm milk at bedtime is the diet " pleasing " to the colon.

[Guest guest]

Thank you Shirish-ji for clearing my doubts. I will start using Triphala

and try to modify my lifestyle. Since I dont live in India presently I

only have access to Jersey cow's milk. But we do get Indian ghee here

like Amul etc.

 

I have a general question

In US and in other so called developed countries , its common for people

to take multivitamin tablets/mineral supplements everyday although I've

never ever consumed these supplements. Vitamin stores are plenty and you

would find almost every vegetable/fruit in a capsule form ! The fruits

and vegetables you get here go through a lot of " processing " before they

are delivered to the grocery store and organic produce is not very

affordable. They say the produce you get in US has very less nutritive

content and more of chemical content! So this being the case should one

resort to multivitamin chemical tablet for overall nourishment ? I know

multivitamin is very artificial man made type of a thing. But is

something better than nothing in this case ?

 

Thanks again,

Janardan

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Dear Dr.Bhate,

 

I've been strictly following your advise on using Trifala and Warm milk

with Ghee during bedtime for about 4 weeks and the results have been

very positive. I have never missed a bowel movement ever since I

followed the advise. Moreover to my pleasant surprise my cracked feet

healed completely and I no longer have severe dandruff like I used to.

I don't know how these problems are all related in terms of the humors

but I'm very happy with my progress.

 

How long should I continue using Trifala and warm milk with Ghee ?

 

You mentioned vegetable soups as one of the remedies. Can vegetable

Sambhar be considered as a soup ? We don't heavily spice the Sambhar we

make.

 

Thanks a lot for your help.

 

Regards,

Janardan

 

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So is it okay if I go ahead and self adminster basti ?

If so what are the herbs needed for Basti ?

 

 

The reason for your constipation is spelt out in your post itself.

Sticky stools represent ama, the toxins. How many toxins one basti is

going to eliminate? Better look at your lifestyle. Adopt yoga,

morning walk, pranayama, veggetable soups (which restore your

electolyte balance and minerals), avoid vata vitiating foods (files

in group website tell what are they) and reduce sedentary routines.

 

A tsp of Trifla or avipattikar churna, taken for 3-4 months can

strengthen the colon moving force. This is stated here since you are

constipated often, not everyday.

 

 

one should simplify diet, rather

than going for extreme measures such as basti. Indian cow ghee, 1-3

tsp in warm milk at bedtime is the diet " pleasing " to the colon.

[Guest guest]

ayurveda , janardan.shastri

<no_reply wrote:

> I've been strictly following your advise on using Trifala and Warm

milk

> with Ghee during bedtime for about 4 weeks and the results have been

> very positive. I have never missed a bowel movement ever since I

> followed the advise. Moreover to my pleasant surprise my cracked

feet

> healed completely and I no longer have severe dandruff like I used

to.

>

> How long should I continue using Trifala and warm milk with Ghee ?

 

Trifla contains two rasayana herbs and ghee is the most powerful

rasayana. If you are not allergic to milk, continue the receipe

lifetime and enjoy 100th birthday with great grand children. Trifla is not

addictive.

 

 

 

> You mentioned vegetable soups as one of the remedies. Can vegetable

> Sambhar be considered as a soup ? We don't heavily spice the sambhar

 

Yes. It is a soup with spices. it acts as an appetiser, digestive aid

and balances the carb/protein ratio. the minerals from the vegetables

used help Bowel movements. The custom of eating rice+sambar first, rice+rasam

later and finishing the meal with curd+rice+lime pickle has come with deep

thought over the food's action in the body and takes care of many of the

misconceptions about rice dominant south indian food by ayurvedists who believe

modern science.

 

The garlic, coconut, tamarind, pepper used in the samabar and rasam, plus the

probiotics+lemon pickle in curd (plus ginger, chillies, coriander garnish) all

ensure good digestion, less ama etc. Indian cooking is the combination of

cooking art with ayurvedic philosophy of combining herbs with food items.