Physiological and biochemical changes with Vamana procedure
Authors
Bharti Gupta
Assistant Director (Ayurveda), Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Janakpuri, New Delhi, India
Sushil Mahapatra
Professor, Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
Renu Makhija
Assistant Director (Pathology), Ayurvedic Central Research Institute, Panjabi Bagh, New Delhi, India
Adarsh Kumar
Assistant Director (Ayurveda), Department of AYUSH, New Delhi, India
Nikhil Jirankalgikar
Research Scientist, Ramniklal Manikchand Dhariwal Research and Development Centre Waghaldhara, Valsad, Gujarat, India
Madan Padhi
Deputy Director (Technical), Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India
Ramesh Devalla
Director General, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India
Vamana Karma (therapeutic emesis) primarily a Samshodhana Karma (purification procedure) is one of the five Pradhana Karmas (chief procedures) of Panchakarma. It is mentioned in Ayurvedic texts that a person after Samyak Vamana (proper Vamana) experiences lightness of the body, Hrit (precordium), Kantha (throat/voice), and Shirah (head) and weakness. This procedure is effectively used in healthy and ailing persons for purification of body and extraction of Doshas (especially Kapha) in Ayurvedic system. It has been found worth to observe the physiological and biochemical changes during Vamana and after the procedure to understand the effect/safety margins of the procedure in healthy volunteers.
Keywords: Biochemical changes, Doshas, Hrit, Kantha, Panchakarma, physiological changes, Samshodhana Karma, Shira, Vamana, Virechana
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