SURVEY ON CURRENT TREND OF VAMANA PROCEDURE AND DRUG OF CHOICE FOR VAMANA IN VIEWS OF AYURVEDIC PRACTITIONERS

*Dr. Chincholkar P. and Dr. Nawkar M.

ABSTRACT

Introduction:- Vamana karma (process of emesis) is considered as pradhan karma (prime procedure) meant of inducing therapeutic vomiting indicated for the purification of urdhawabhaga (upper part of the body). Acharya charak has given huge number of drugs for vamana procedure. In ayurveda, said that accumulation and aggregation of particular dosha in a particular season like accumulation and aggrevation of kapha in Hemant and vasant rutu respectively. So to eliminate kapha, vamana is a powerful tool. So this paper is a result of survey of some ayurved practioners by which we will come to know their approach towards the drug of choice and many other things related to vamana procedure. Materials and Method:- A survey study of 30 ayurved practioners by using a special questionnaire developed on Vamana procedure to collect their experiences. The method adopted was cross sectional observational with the help of google form. Observations and Results:- As the survey done, shows vamana is mostly advices for kaphaj diseases and mostly for diseases from upper part of the body. As Acharya charak gives huge number of drugs for vamana, Madanpahala is most common drug in all ayurved practioners. The most used vamanopag drvaya is dugdha, followed by yastimadhuphanta. As dugdha is easily palatable and induces smooth vamana. Vamana kalpana other than madanpahala like gheyayoga are unlikely to used. Vamana with madanpahala gives satisfactory results with minimal side-effectsside-effects like kalma (fatigue). Discussion and Conclusion:- As above said, madanpahala is a drug of choice while dugdha is a drug of choice for Vamanopagdraya. Vamana is mostly advices for kaphaj diseases by ayurved practioners.

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