Hridaya 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. Hence the procedure of holding the medicated oil over the hridaya (cardiac region) is designated as hrid basti. It is also designated as the uro basti as it is present in uraspradeshi.e chest region.

Hridaya Basti can also be administered to healthy and or susceptible people who are susceptible to suffer from heart and lung ailments, as evidenced by family history or previous history. Thus it forms an important part of prophylactic chest care.

Durations : The number of days of treatment varies from 7-14 days depending on the nature and intensity of the disease. Treatment (hridaya basti) is done for a period of 40-60 minutes per session.