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Mainly rakta basti is prepared by using pitta śāmaka, jīvanīya drugs and fresh blood of animals. In jīvādāna and raktapitta there is aggravation of pitta and excessive loss of blood from the body. Based on the principle of dravya sāmānya the fresh blood of specific animals is used along with other jīvanīya (life promoting) drugs as rakta basti to make up for severe blood loss, faster than any other remedial measures, it is a classical example of application of fundamental principle of samanya (38-43).  
 
Mainly rakta basti is prepared by using pitta śāmaka, jīvanīya drugs and fresh blood of animals. In jīvādāna and raktapitta there is aggravation of pitta and excessive loss of blood from the body. Based on the principle of dravya sāmānya the fresh blood of specific animals is used along with other jīvanīya (life promoting) drugs as rakta basti to make up for severe blood loss, faster than any other remedial measures, it is a classical example of application of fundamental principle of samanya (38-43).  
 
Basti can be used as rectal route of drug administration in any disease by using specific drugs in accordance to the disease and disease specific basti can be designed. (44-45).
 
Basti can be used as rectal route of drug administration in any disease by using specific drugs in accordance to the disease and disease specific basti can be designed. (44-45).
Glossary:
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=== Glossary ===
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1. Basti (basti; बस्ति): Medicated enema
 
1. Basti (basti; बस्ति): Medicated enema
 
2. Siddhiṁ (siddhiM; सिद्धिं): successful
 
2. Siddhiṁ (siddhiM; सिद्धिं): successful
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15. Raktapitta (raktapitta; रक्तपित्त): Bleeding disorders
 
15. Raktapitta (raktapitta; रक्तपित्त): Bleeding disorders
 
16. Pramēha (prameha; प्रमेह): Excessive urination including diabetes mellitus
 
16. Pramēha (prameha; प्रमेह): Excessive urination including diabetes mellitus
Books referred:
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=== Books referred ===
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1. Caraka Samhitā, English version published by Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic society, Jamnagar, india, 1949
 
1. Caraka Samhitā, English version published by Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic society, Jamnagar, india, 1949
 
2. Caraka Samhitā, English translation by R K Sharma and Bhagwan Das, VI th Volume, published by Chowkhambha Sanskrit series Varanasi, India, 2013.
 
2. Caraka Samhitā, English translation by R K Sharma and Bhagwan Das, VI th Volume, published by Chowkhambha Sanskrit series Varanasi, India, 2013.
 
3. Caraka Samhitā, of agnivēśa, revised by Caraka and Dr̥ḍhabala  with Ayurveda-Dīpīka commentary of Chakrāpaṇidatta, edited by Vaidya Jādavaji Trikamji Achārya, published by Munshiram Manoharlal publishers, 1992
 
3. Caraka Samhitā, of agnivēśa, revised by Caraka and Dr̥ḍhabala  with Ayurveda-Dīpīka commentary of Chakrāpaṇidatta, edited by Vaidya Jādavaji Trikamji Achārya, published by Munshiram Manoharlal publishers, 1992

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