• Shikha Singh
• Prof. Manjari Dwivedi

Pregnancy is the state in which kapha dosha is increased normally because of Rasa vriddhi and kapha vardhak ahar-vihar. Only alittle change in ahar-vihar leads to alter the doshas state. Vata vardhak ahar-vihar, Ratri jagran(less sleep common in pregnancy), seasonal changes, alpa ahar, vomiting etc. leads to vitiate the Vata dosha. Vitiated Vata dosha is the main reason for many physical and psychological abnormalities in pregnant woman. Like; PROM, IUGR etc. So this is very necessary to keep Vata in normal State and Basti is the best therapy to regulate the vata dosha, which is chief governing factor behind all the physiological and pathological processes both in body and the mind. Generally Basti and all panchkarma are contraindicated in pregnancy. There are only few basti which can give during pregnancy, which are discussed in this article. .

Basti, Pregnancy, vata dosha

"Basti in Ayurveda during Pregnancy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 11, page no.43-46, November-2016, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1611006.pdf

"Basti in Ayurveda during Pregnancy", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.3, Issue 11, page no. pp43-46, November-2016, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1611006.pdf