Arshas/ Haemorroids most disturbing disease of this generation. Kasisa drava basti is ayurvedic line of treatment of piles. its rasoushadhi mention in rasatarangini.

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TGAMC Ballari

2. Rasoushadi in Panchakarma practice
Dr. SHANKAR GOWDA
M.D (ayu)
Professor and HOD
Dr. RAVI R. CHAVAN
M.D (Ayu)
Associate professor
Dr.Priyanka B. Patil
2nd year PG
Dept of p.g studies
Rasashastra & bhaishajya kalpana,
Taranath govt. ayurvedic medical college, Ballari

3. CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION &
PROPERTIES
• PROBABLE MODE OF ACTION
• DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION

4. INTRODUCTION
• Panchakarma is a unique therapy in Ayurveda which focuses on
shodhana, rasayana as well as treating body ailments.
Rasashastra which deals with mainly metals & minerals. Though
panchakarma and rasashastra are not included in astang
Ayurveda, the utility of both sciences are found in all 8 branches
of ayurveda
• Different classical literatures mentioned the use of many
rasadravyas in panchakarma therapies. Present seminar aims to
establish utility of such mineral drug in the field of panchakarma
therapy.

5. BASTI IMPORTANCE
तस्माच्चिकित्सार्धममतत ब्रुवच्तत सवाध चिकित्सामपि बच्स्तमेि
े । ि.
मस. 1/ 38-39
RASADRAVYAS IN BASTI
• दोषहर बच्स्त : रसाञ्जनम्शा. उ. 6/19
• लेखन बच्स्त :ऊषिादद शा. उ. 6/19
(ओषिाददसैतर्वमशलाजतुिासीसद्वयदहङ्गूतन त्रुटिश्िेतत)
• आमयि प्रयोग :
1. यत्नाददह दह बस्त्युक्तपवर्नेन सुर्ोदिम् ।
योच्जतं पवतनहतत्याशु िृ मीन् क्षुद्रातत्रसंच्स्ितान्॥ र.त.11/223
2. िासीसस्य द्रवो बच्स्तयोगेन पवतनयोच्जतः।
पवतनहच्तत गुदभ्रम्शम् अशाांमस ि पवशेषतः॥ र.त. 11/254
Hence an attempt substanciate kasisadrava basti in arshas

6. Kasisadrava nirmana
सार्धद्पवतोलिममते समलले तु िररस्रुते।
ितिगुतजोच्तमतं शुद्र्िासीसं तनक्षक्षिेत ् बुर्ः॥
पवद्रुतं जायते शीघ्र िासीसद्रव उत्तमः।
गुदभ्रंश पवसिाधदद पवपवर्ामय नाशनः॥
र.त.११/२४२
Ingredients
Kasisa : 5 gunja (625mg)
Jala : 2 &1/2 tola (30ml)
Method of preparation
1. Take 30ml of clean water in vessel add 625mg of
the kasisa to it and stir with stirrer until it gets
completely soluble.

7. Properties
KASISA
RASAPANCHAKA
Rasa : Kashaya amla rasa
Guna : guru snigdha
Veerya : ushna veerya
Vipaka : katu vipaka
Karma : vata kaphahara, graahi.
(FeSO4 7H2O)
Molecular weight : 278
PH : 3.7
Hardness : 2
Sp.Gravity : 1.8 – 1.9
B.P - 300*C & M.P - 57*c

8. General mode of action
Rich blood and lymph supply
Large absorption surface area /
Pass quickly / Reach the venous circulation directly
(superior haemorrhoidal vein and upper part of rectal mucosa then
enters the portal vein)
absorbed kasisa drava basti action
Lekhana
Kasisa
Sankochana
param
Size & bleeding
snigdha
Ushnaveerya &
Grahi
Corrosive
effect (PH 3)
Reduction in size
Agni correction
Easy stool
passage

9. Discussion & Conclusion
• Basti is best in pakvashaya samutthana vyadhis
it can acts as vehicle for Rasoushadi.
Kasisadrava is mentioned in indication of arsha
as arshashatana yoga.
• Due to lekhana property n acidic PH of
kasisadrava basti may help in reduction in size
of the haemorroids.
• Ushna and snigdha guna of kasisadrava may
correct vatadusthi & breaks samprapti & cure
the disease. Pain n bleeding reduce due to
kashayarasa.soothing effect due snighdaguna
of bastiyoga

10. Director Department of Ayush, GOK Banglore
Dr. Syeda Ather Fathima ,Principal TGAMC
Bellary
Dr. Shankara Gowda, HOD P.G Dept of
Rasashastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana, Taranath
Government Ayurvedic Medical College, Ballari,
Karnataka, India
Dr.Ravi Chavan,Assosiate Professor ,
,RSBK,TGAMC Bellary
Acknowledgement

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