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Observations on Vamana procedure in healthy volunteers

Authors

  • Bharti Gupta Assistant Director (Ay), Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha, Janakpuri, India
  • S Mahapatra Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
  • Renu Makhija Assistant Director (Path.), CRIA, New Delhi, India
  • Adarsh Kumar Assistant Director (Ay), Deputed to Department of AYUSH, MH&FW, New Delhi, India
  • Nikhil Jirankalgikar Research Scientist, RMD Research and Development Centre, Wagandhara Village, Dist. Valsad, Gujarat, India
  • M Padhi Deputy Director (Tech.), CCRAS, New Delhi, India
  • Ramesh Devalla Director General, CCRAS, New Delhi, India

Keywords:

Agni, Ahara Shakti, Bala, Kaphaj disorders, Panchakarma, Shodhana, Vamana Karma

Abstract

Vamana Karma is one of the five Pradhana Karmas of Panchakarma which is successfully used in treating Kaphaj disorders. Panchakarma is also indicated in healthy states. (C.Su. 16/13-16) for Shodhana. Textual references are available in Ayurvedic classics, but the procedure needs to be validated in the modern times when Ahara Shakti, Bala and Agni of the individuals have decreased considerably. So the effect of procedure was observed in 30 healthy volunteers of age group 18 to 60 years. Lakshanik, Vaigiki, Maniki and Antiki Shuddhi were observed and vomitus was analyzed macroscopically, microscopically and chemically. Keywords: Agni, Ahara Shakti, Bala, Kaphaj disorders, Panchakarma, Shodhana, Vamana Karma

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