BASTI AS ARDHA CHIKITSA: A REVIEW

Basti Chikitsa is a prime treatment modality among the Panchakarma. It has not only curative aspects but also preventive and promotive aspects. Basti is the prime treatment for vata dosha but is also useful for the diseases caused by pitta dosha, kapha dosha as well as rakta and their combinations. Different permutations and combinations of basti dravyas give the wide option for the physician to treat all categories of diseases in all the age...