Basti Karma (Medicated Enema Therapy) – Panchakarma Therapy in Ayurveda Abstract The word basti is termed so because the urinary bladders of the animals are used to introduce the elimination drugs or unctuous drugs into the rectum of the body to generate some effect. The word basti has the following meaning to inhibit, to stay, to reside, to produce an aromatic drug effect, to live, to dwell or to abide. The word basti is a location where the mutra (urine)