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| If ''vamana'' is administered to a person who is broken down by doing hard work, carrying excessive weight and travels long on foot, and who is weakened by long term fasting, sexual indulgence, study, exercise and worry, then because of dryness, the ''vata'' in his body gets aggravated. He may get hemorrhage and injury to his lungs. | | If ''vamana'' is administered to a person who is broken down by doing hard work, carrying excessive weight and travels long on foot, and who is weakened by long term fasting, sexual indulgence, study, exercise and worry, then because of dryness, the ''vata'' in his body gets aggravated. He may get hemorrhage and injury to his lungs. |
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− | If a pregnant woman is given vamana, then this may produce complications of pregnancy and occurrence of severe diseases because of the abortion of immature fetus. | + | If a pregnant woman is given ''vamana'', then this may produce complications of pregnancy and occurrence of severe diseases because of the abortion of immature fetus. |
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| + | If the person who is delicate is given ''vamana'', then because of undue pressure on the heart, it may give rise to hemorrhage from the upward or downward tracts. |
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| + | If a person whose ''koshtha'' (bowel) is occluded or who does not respond to ''vamana'' therapy easily, then the administration of this therapy leads to excessive bouts of urge for vomiting leading to the aggravation of ''dosha'' and these ''dosha'' cause internal ''visarpa'' (erysipelas), ''stambha'' (stiffness), ''jadya'' (dullness), ''vaichitya'' (mental perversion) or death. |
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− | If the person who is delicate is given vamana, then because of undue pressure on the heart, it may give rise to hemorrhage from the upward or downward tracts.
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− | If a person whose koṣṭha (bowel) is occluded or who does not respond to vamana therapy easily, then the administration of this therapy leads to excessive bouts of urge for vomiting leading to the aggravation of dosha and these dosha cause internal visarpa (erysipelas), stambha (stiffness), jaḍya (dullness), vaicitya (mental perversion) or death.
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| If vamana is administered to a person suffering from urdhvaga-raktapitta, it may take out vital breath by pushing udāna upwards and may cause excessive bleeding. Similar effects are observed if vamana is given to a person who is already suffering from constant vomiting. | | If vamana is administered to a person suffering from urdhvaga-raktapitta, it may take out vital breath by pushing udāna upwards and may cause excessive bleeding. Similar effects are observed if vamana is given to a person who is already suffering from constant vomiting. |
| If the vamana is administered to a person suffering from urdhvavāta, and who has taken asthāpana or anuvāsana types of medicated enema, then it causes upward movement of the vata in excess. | | If the vamana is administered to a person suffering from urdhvavāta, and who has taken asthāpana or anuvāsana types of medicated enema, then it causes upward movement of the vata in excess. |
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| If vamana is given to a person suffering from heart disease, it causes the sudden cessation of cardiac motion i.e. cardiac arrest. | | If vamana is given to a person suffering from heart disease, it causes the sudden cessation of cardiac motion i.e. cardiac arrest. |
| If vamana is administered to a person suffering from udāvarta, it causes severe udāvarta (disorder due to improper functioning of vata) which results in death of the patient shortly. | | If vamana is administered to a person suffering from udāvarta, it causes severe udāvarta (disorder due to improper functioning of vata) which results in death of the patient shortly. |
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| vamana given to a person suffering from mūtrāghāta (oliguria/anuria), plīha-roga (splenic disorder), gulma (abdominal lump) etc. diseases, causes pain of more severe nature. | | vamana given to a person suffering from mūtrāghāta (oliguria/anuria), plīha-roga (splenic disorder), gulma (abdominal lump) etc. diseases, causes pain of more severe nature. |
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| Vamana given to the patients suffering from timira (cataract), increases the cataract. | | Vamana given to the patients suffering from timira (cataract), increases the cataract. |
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| Vamana given to the persons suffering from headache, pain in the ears and eyes etc. leads to aggravation of pain. Therefore, vamana is contra-indicated for all these types of patients. However, in all these cases vamana is not contra-indicated in the conditions of poisons, artificial poisons, incompatible food, intake of food during indigestion and ama (ailment caused by the product of improper digestion and metabolism) because these conditions are of emergent nature. | | Vamana given to the persons suffering from headache, pain in the ears and eyes etc. leads to aggravation of pain. Therefore, vamana is contra-indicated for all these types of patients. However, in all these cases vamana is not contra-indicated in the conditions of poisons, artificial poisons, incompatible food, intake of food during indigestion and ama (ailment caused by the product of improper digestion and metabolism) because these conditions are of emergent nature. |
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