VAMAN THERAPY
Vaman is one of the five therapies of panchakarma in Ayurveda. Vaman means therapeutic vomiting which is a medicated emesis.
It is targeted to expel increased kapha dosha out of the body it causes certain types diseases such as cold, cough etc.
Kapha is situated in the chest region expelling in from the oral route is very easy hence vaman treatment is designed to expel it out first forcefully brought from the extremities and different organs into the stomach and then vomiting is induced.
VAMAN THERAPY
Vaman is one of the five therapies of panchakarma in Ayurveda. Vaman means therapeutic vomiting which is a medicated emesis.
It is targeted to expel increased kapha dosha out of the body it causes certain types diseases such as cold, cough etc.
Kapha is situated in the chest region expelling in from the oral route is very easy hence vaman treatment is designed to expel it out first forcefully brought from the extremities and different organs into the stomach and then vomiting is induced.
On the day before vaman. Kapha dosha is excited in the patient by administering drink and at night meal rise with curd.
Patient is made sure that his previous food is well digested.
The patient is made to take hot water bath.He is either maintain empty stomach
The aged, children, the debilitated cowards should be made to drink milk, sugarcane juice added with honey saindhava salt, appropriate to the disease to their maximum capacity. Determining the nature the nature of his bowel the emetic drug is administered
The physician should administer dose of the decoction of the fruit of madanphala along with honey rock salt Phanita and a powder of madhuka. After consuming the medicine he sh await for one muhurta 48 min for the commencement of vomiting with keen intent with the appearance of oppression in the chest and salivation he should try to vomit
Patient is in structed not to exert too much but allow the vomiting urge to fully manifested.If the bouts are not coming up easily he should tickle his throat either with his finger or soft tube without injuring the throat. Sitting on a seat of height of one knee the bouts of vomiting should be held supported by another person. His umbilical region and back should be massaged upwards direction. The physician should very carefully observe the vomit in the spittoon ascertain the no of urges and should conclude therepy as to whether the therepy has been well administered In excess.It is from this observation that the physician can determine the further line of action so he should very carefully observe the vomiting urges.It bouts are insufficient they should be induced again and again by drinking water boiled with long pepper Amla, mustard, and rock salt
Samsarjan karma i. e diet after vaman for 5 to 7 days.
BENEFITS OF VAMAN THERAPY
• Lightness in the chest is often experienced after undergoing the vaman• People analyses things more efficiently, promotes good voice and good appetite.
• In ancient days vaman was said to be given to one, after consumption of poison or food poisoning which is today followed by stomach wash in modern science.
• After vaman, the sinuses are cleared which in turn provides relief from congestion, wheezing and breathlessness.
• It is a highly efficient treatment in Asthma and skin related problems like psoriasis.
• Reduction in weight and cholesterol & triglycerides.
• Person who has not undergone oletion therapy because without oleation treatment of kapha does not extracted into gut
• Who have strong digestive activity person who is hungry
• Children, Old person, the emaciated highly obese
• Patient with heart diseases the wounded, weak debilitated etc