Basti is intended to serve the purpose of enema and is performed by drawing water inside through anus, churning it within the intestines and to pass out the accumulation of faces from the intestinal canal,. It helps cure such ailments as are the result of excessive heat in the body, ailments like piles etc.

a.) Basti Kriya is beneficial in many ways. It is useful in the purification of our intestines & Apan Vayu, it removes constipation and the disorder of the stomach, it accelerates appetite.
b.) It eliminates excessive weight and obesity.
c.) It is an important exercise in expelling excess accumulated bile from our body.

Technique

This Kriya requires a tube, may be a bamboo tube 6 inches long, with two holes at the either end of it. At the one end the hole should be so big as our little finger can easily pass through it, and at other end it shall be so wide as our fourth finger (anamica) can easily pass through it. Insert the tube about 3-4 inches into the anus from the small hole end. Contract the anus. Draw the water into intestines slowly. Shake the abdominal muscles and expel the water out. If you repeat this Kriya again and again, it will surely purify the intestines.