Open AccessPhysiological and biochemical changes with Vamana procedure
Author(s) -
Bharti Gupta,
Sushil Chandra Mahapatra,
Renu Makhija,
Adarsh Kumar,
Nikhil Jirankalgikar,
Madan Mohan Padhi,
Ramesh Babu Devalla
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ayu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8520.108821
Subject(s) - karma , weakness , medicine , traditional medicine , surgery , philosophy , theology , buddhism
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.