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| |title=Therapeutic emesis (Vamana) | | |title=Therapeutic emesis (Vamana) |
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− | | + | <p style="text-align:justify;">The word vamana means the act of vomiting.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, Vamana, Page 920</ref> It is one of the five purification therapies ([[panchakarma]]). It is the best preventive measure and treatment for disorders due to vitiation of [[kapha]] [[dosha]]. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 25/40] The [[dosha]] accumulated in the upper part of the body (trunk and supraclavicular region) is evacuated by therapeutic emesis. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 20/19][Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/4] 'Vamana' is also a therapeutic procedure to expel vitiated [[dosha]] by administration of medicine to induce vomiting. On the other hand, 'Chhardi' is a disease with a predominant feature of vomiting due to various underlying pathologies. The present article deals with vamana, i.e., therapeutic emesis. |
− | The word vamana means the act of vomiting.<ref>Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams Sanskrit- English Dictionary, 1st edition; Oxford University Press, Vamana, Page 920</ref> It is one of the five purification therapies ([[panchakarma]]). It is the best preventive measure and treatment for disorders due to vitiation of [[kapha]] [[dosha]]. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 25/40] The [[dosha]] accumulated in the upper part of the body (trunk and supraclavicular region) is evacuated by therapeutic emesis. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 20/19][Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/4] 'Vamana' is also a therapeutic procedure to expel vitiated [[dosha]] by administration of medicine to induce vomiting. On the other hand, 'Chhardi' is a disease with a predominant feature of vomiting due to various underlying pathologies. The present article deals with vamana, i.e., therapeutic emesis. | + | </p> |
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− | |data2 = Aneesh E.G., Deole Y.S. | + | |data2 = Aneesh E.G., [[Yogesh Deole|Deole Y.S.]] |
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− | |data3 = Basisht G. | + | |data3 = [[Gopal Basisht|Basisht G.]] |
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− | |data6 = November10, 2020 | + | |data6 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Development Centre]], I.T.R.A., Jamnagar, India |
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− | |data7 = [https://doi.org/10.47468/CSNE.2020.e01.s09.032 10.47468/CSNE.2020.e01.s09.032] | + | |data8 = [https://doi.org/10.47468/CSNE.2020.e01.s09.032 10.47468/CSNE.2020.e01.s09.032] |
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| The list of references for Vamana in Charak Samhita can be seen [[Media:Reference_of_word_Vamana_in_Charaka-converted.pdf|here]] | | The list of references for Vamana in Charak Samhita can be seen [[Media:Reference_of_word_Vamana_in_Charaka-converted.pdf|here]] |
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