basti (oil enema) timing after birth question

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sir

 

Usually oil vasthies are safe from 7 th day. But it can also affect agni

negatively. If we are not sure about the mother better wait or use it and use

pachakolachurna internally simultaneously

 

Dear Anand;

Thank you for this. Can you translate for us what pachakolachurna is? Some

kind of herbal powder (churna) and pachak has something to do with a pitta

subdosha? But most of us here do not know what this all means, and we may have

to translate into herbs available here so if you are able to discuss briefly the

properties of this churna many thanks.

 

How might oil basti/vasthi be a negative effect on agni? We use such small

amount (1/3 cup or so)prepared with bala herb usually. On occasion when not

available or distention from gas is significant, we add an essential oil or two

in small amounts.

 

By the way, most of us here, self included, are women practitioners, although we

are fortunate to have several male vaidyas in this kind attendence.

 

We would be grateful to hear your introduction also!

 

Namaste;

Ysha

 

 

 

 

-

Ysha Oakes

ayurveda

Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:43 AM

PerinatalAyurveda forum basti (oil enema) timing after birth question

 

 

Dear Vaidyas;

 

What is the recommendation by the Ayurvedic texts for at what day

postpartum to begin the bastis? I was taught to do 7 in the first 10

days. But it seems to me if the focus from days 10 - 21 is grounding,

the end of the cleansing days (when Mom is able to even think about

doing this " new " thing) and carrying into the grounding days this

would be most valuable.

 

Namaste;

Ysha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Vaidyas;

 

What is the recommendation by the Ayurvedic texts for at what day

postpartum to begin the bastis? I was taught to do 7 in the first 10

days. But it seems to me if the focus from days 10 - 21 is grounding,

the end of the cleansing days (when Mom is able to even think about

doing this " new " thing) and carrying into the grounding days this

would be most valuable.

 

Namaste;

Ysha

[Guest guest]

PS - THis certainly makes more sense to the sequence of the mother's

needs.

Gratefully;

Ysha

>

> Usually oil vasthies are safe from 7 th day.

[Guest guest]

When we do enema, it does not directly affect the agni as for food or drugs

given in the oral rout. But it influences and controls vatha and digestion is

also dependent on vatha. When oil enema is done continuously and

indiscriminately, the snighthatha (oilyness) at the site of vatha increases and

beyond a particular level it creates dullness by reducing or blocking the

movements of vatha. A diccoction enema on the other hand increases or restores

vatha in its location. So usually oil enema and diccocction enema are done one

after another in contious succession for several days. Such a thing may not be

necessory when no serious health problems are present. The oil enema dose is

usually fixed as 1/4 th of the quantity of the diccoction enema. But when done

for healthy persons and for when planns to do as a daily routine, We can have a

reduced dose. 50 ml is a popular daily dose of Such enemas done all over

Kerala. Such small quantity daily enemas are called Maathara vasthy. This does

not usually make any troubles of agni. If it makes use Pungent drugs or foods

to get relieved from it. Panchakola is a group of 5 pungent (katurasa) taste

drugs. They are Ginger, small pepper (pippali), the roots of small pepper,

roots of usual pepper, and the plumbago roots (chithrak).

 

 

-

anand p k v

ayurveda

Thursday, June 27, 2002 12:57 AM

Re: PerinatalAyurveda forum basti (oil enema) timing after birth

question

 

 

sir

 

Usually oil vasthies are safe from 7 th day. But it can also affect agni

negatively. If we are not sure about the mother better wait or use it and use

pachakolachurna internally simultaneously

 

Dear Anand;

Thank you for this. Can you translate for us what pachakolachurna is? Some

kind of herbal powder (churna) and pachak has something to do with a pitta

subdosha? But most of us here do not know what this all means, and we may have

to translate into herbs available here so if you are able to discuss briefly the

properties of this churna many thanks.

 

How might oil basti/vasthi be a negative effect on agni? We use such small

amount (1/3 cup or so)prepared with bala herb usually. On occasion when not

available or distention from gas is significant, we add an essential oil or two

in small amounts.

 

By the way, most of us here, self included, are women practitioners, although

we are fortunate to have several male vaidyas in this kind attendence.

 

We would be grateful to hear your introduction also!

 

Namaste;

Ysha

 

-

Ysha Oakes

ayurveda

Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:43 AM

PerinatalAyurveda forum basti (oil enema) timing after birth question

 

Dear Vaidyas;

 

What is the recommendation by the Ayurvedic texts for at what day

postpartum to begin the bastis? I was taught to do 7 in the first 10

days. But it seems to me if the focus from days 10 - 21 is grounding,

the end of the cleansing days (when Mom is able to even think about

doing this " new " thing) and carrying into the grounding days this

would be most valuable.

 

Namaste;

Ysha