Open AccessROLE OF PANCHAKARMAS IN TREATMENT OF TIMIR: MODE OF ACTION AND CONTRA-INDICATIONS
Author(s) -
Amrut S. Salunke,
Sukhada S. Kulkarni
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of ayurveda and pharma research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2322-0902
pISSN - 2322-0910
DOI - 10.47070/ijapr.v8i9.1614
Subject(s) - medicine , visual acuity , action (physics) , surgery , optometry , quantum mechanics , physics
Drushti or vision is most important sense of human body. Any condition disturbing visual acuity is considered under the title of Timir in Ayurvedic literature. Different Shodhana and Shamana procedures are used in treatment of Timir. Panchakarma procedures consisting of Vaman, Virechana, Basti, Nasya and Raktamokshana are chiefly used for Shodhana of vitiated humor. But these procedures are associated with various side effects and contra-indication. Injudicious use of such procedures in diseases like Timir affecting visual acuity of subject may lead to worsening of disease. Hence, these procedures should be used cautiously during treatment of ocular diseases especially those impairing vision.