Ayurvedic Therapy Hridya Basti
Hridaya Basti is one of the most powerful and effective treatments in Ayurveda that aids in the healthy functioning of the heart. The medicated oil is kept on the chest wall with the help of dough made near the heart or on the hridya charkra.
Benifits
Hridya basti gives positive influence on the hridya chakra which in turn has a beneficial effect on the mind and gives strengthening effect to the heart muscle.
Basic Principles of Ayurveda:
Hridya basti is a warming procedure of the hridya marma and the heart. This type of warming helps in the treatment of respiratory disease, weakness of the cardiac muscles etc Hridya basti improves the circulation and breathing functions It energizes the Anahata Chakra seated near the heart and thus gives positive influence on the heart and mind energizing the whole body
Procedure for Ayurvedic therapies:
Patient lies supine; chest and heart region cleansed and warmed. A dough ring is placed over the cardiac area to seal. Warm medicated oil or decoction is poured in and retained for 10–30 minutes. Gentle massage or breathing may aid absorption. Then oil removed, area cleansed, patient rests.
Importance
Hridya basti is the best treatment which Ayurveda provides for heart and lung disorders. The word hridaya means heart that receives the deoxygenated blood and as an outcome delivers the oxygenated blood to all the organs of the body while the basti means to hold the herbal decoction or medicated oil on the focused area i.e over hridaya marma.