Role of Vidarikandadi Kala Basti in a Patient with Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A Case Report

This case report discusses the use of Vidarikandadi Kala Basti, a classical Panchakarma procedure, in managing Vitamin B12 deficiency in a 22-year-old male. The patient initially had a Vitamin B12 level of 12 pg/mL, which increased to 1233 pg/mL after injectable supplementation but dropped to 143 pg/mL after discontinuation. Following two sittings of Basti therapy, his Vitamin B12 levels rose to 266 pg/mL, and there was an improvement in clinical symptoms such as tingling sensations, fatigue, hair loss, and calf pain. Although the therapy showed a modest increase in Vitamin B12 levels, the report concludes that causality cannot be established from a single case, and larger controlled studies are needed to assess its potential role in managing Vitamin B12 deficiency.