Vamana (Panchakarma)

Vamana Karma, also known as medical emesis or medical vomiting,[1] is one of the five Pradhana Karmas of Panchakarma which is used in treating Kaphaj disorders.[2]

Some clinical trials have used it as a treatment for depressive disorder.[3] Some studies have shown its effectiveness for disorders of various systems of human body.[4] It is used as a treatment for psoriasis.[5] There are studies for its use in young prediabetics.[6] The majority of the studies reviewed showed positive outcomes for panchakarma and allied therapies when compared to a control.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Panchakarma Therapy in Shoola Roga". Pbumedcentralcanada.ca. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  2. ↑ "Observations on Vamana procedure in healthy volunteers". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  3. ↑ "A comparative clinical trial on the role of Panchakarma therapy and Unmada Gajankusha Rasa in the cases of major depressive disorder vis-à-vis kaphaja Unmada Dubey S, Tripathi J S, Gupta S, Reddy K - Ayu". Ayujournal.org. doi:10.4103/0974-8520.72396. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  4. ↑ "Effect of Vasantic Vaman and other Panchakarma procedures on disorders of various systems". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
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  6. ↑ "Umesh Choudhary & Ajai Kr. Pandey (2013) "A CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF PANCHAKARMA THERAPY IN THE CARE OF YOUNG PREDIABETICS"". Getcited.org. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  7. ↑ "Panchakarma: Ayurvedic Detoxification and Allied Therapies—Is There Any Evidence? - Springer". Link.springer.com. Retrieved 2013-10-19.