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. 2012 Jul;33(3):348-55.
doi: 10.4103/0974-8520.108821.

Physiological and biochemical changes with Vamana procedure

Bharti Gupta  1 , Sushil C Mahapatra, Renu Makhija, Adarsh Kumar, Nikhil M Jirankalgikar, Madan M Padhi, Ramesh Babu Devalla
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Physiological and biochemical changes with Vamana procedure

Bharti Gupta et al. Ayu. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

Vamana Karma (therapeutic emesis) primarily a Samshodhana Karma (purification procedure) is one of the five Pradhana Karmas (chief procedures) of Panchakarma. It is mentioned in Ayurvedic texts that a person after Samyak Vamana (proper Vamana) experiences lightness of the body, Hrit (precordium), Kantha (throat/voice), and Shirah (head) and weakness. This procedure is effectively used in healthy and ailing persons for purification of body and extraction of Doshas (especially Kapha) in Ayurvedic system. It has been found worth to observe the physiological and biochemical changes during Vamana and after the procedure to understand the effect/safety margins of the procedure in healthy volunteers.

Keywords: Biochemical changes; Doshas; Hrit; Kantha; Panchakarma; Samshodhana Karma; Shira; Vamana; Virechana; physiological changes.

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Figure 1a
Figure 1a
The levels of systolic blood pressure before Vamana, during Vamana and after Vamana
Figure 1b
Figure 1b
The level of diastolic blood pressure at before, during and after Vamana
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Figure 2
The levels of pulse rate before Vamana, during Vamana and after Vamana
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Figure 3
The levels of body temperature before Vamana, during Vamana and after Vamana
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Figure 4
The levels of respiration rate before Vamana, during Vamana and after Vamana
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