Yoga Props

The practice of Dand Dhauti is to insert a soft stick into the esophagus. This stick is usually the stem of a banana or also a lotus stem. Nowadays people also practice this technique with a catheter. In magic shows you can see people swallowing swords – that is the practice of Dand Dhauti.

Always perform this technique with an empty stomach. Sit in Utkatasana and drink a glass of water, so that the esophagus is wet. Then you take a banana stem or lotus stem which you have previously properly cleaned. Bend your head backward and slowly insert the stem into your throat.
Start with only inserting it one centimeter down the throat. On the next day, you insert it two centimeters, then four and further and further until it one day reaches your stomach.
Slowly bring it back out.
If you use a catheter or lotus stem, these also work as a siphon and bring the water and any bile out of your stomach.

Benefits of Danda Dhauti
This technique was originally used to get bile or mucus out of the stomach or to remove something that was stuck in the esophagus.

With this cleaning, the technique is good against bad mouth odor and cleans the mucus which gives relief in swallowing.