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. Unfortunately, only a limited number of high-quality clinical trials have been conducted to date. Common limitations include low sample size, inadequate descriptions of randomization and blinding protocols, inadequate descriptions of adverse events, and nonstandard outcome measures. In spite of this, preliminary studies support the use of panchakarma and allied therapies and warrant additional large-scale research with rigorously designed trials.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Panchakarma Therapy in Shoola Roga" (PDF). 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.
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