VASTI

in the sutrasthana of the
Ashtanga Hrdaya, 19/63-65,
Vagbhata mentions
three types of vasti therapy: karma vasti: alternating
anuvasana and niruha vasti
for 24 days,
followed by five (or six) days
of anuvasana
kala vasti: alternating anuvasana and niruha vasti
for 12 days,
followed by three days of
anuvasana
yoga vasti: alternating
anuvasana and niruha vasti for 6 days, followed
by two days of anuvasana

2.According to the traditional texts of Ayurveda there are eight main types of basti * Anuvasana
* Niruha-Asthapana
* Uttara Basti
* Matra Basti
* Karma Basti
* Kala Basti * Yoga Basti
* Bruhana Bast

3.Maatra vasti is a type of
Anuvaasana vasti(unctous
enema). In maatra vasti the
quntity of sneha dravya is
very less.

4.Maatra vasti can be
administered to child,
aged, lady, king
, one who regularly
indulges in long walks,
weight lifting, travelling , exercise,
thinking, one who
induleges in sexual intercourse
daily, delicate
personality, weak
, one who suffers from vata roga, low
digestive fire.

5.It should not be administered
to a indigetion patient. One
should not sleep during day
time while undergoing
anuvaasana vasti and
maatraavasti.

6.It can be administered daily
and though the unctous
substance stays inside the
body through out the day it
does not creat any
complications. That's why it is called as Anuvaasana vasti.

7.The quantity of unctous
substance of maatra vasti is
same as that of hraswa
snehapaana maatra.

8.Sushruta samhita: According to sushruta vasti is
of two types. 1. Nairuhika vasti 2. Snaihika vasti Anuvasana vasti is a type of
sneha vasti. The quantity of
unctous substance used in
anuvaasana basti is 1/4th of
that of the snaihika vasti. The vasti which can be
administered daily and which
does not cause any injury to
the body even if retained in
the body for a whole body is
called anuvaasana vasti. Matravasti is a type of
anuvasana vasti. The quantity
of the unctous substance used
in maatravasti is half of that
of the anuvasana vasti.