What is Vamanam?
Vamanam or ‘therapeutic vomiting’ is one of the five Panchakarma therapies in Ayurveda. It is indicated for diseases caused by vitiated Kapha. It is done for chronic diseases like sinusitis, diabetes, skin diseases, tonsillitis, thyroid, diseases of head and neck, gastritis, obesity, etc.
What is The Procedure?
Vamanam treatment is carried out in the early morning on an empty stomach when the Kapha is intense. The night before the Vamanam therapy, Kapha aggravating foods like curds, sweets, pastries, black gram will be consumed by the patient. Fish can also be given to non-vegetarians.
Early next morning, a tailor-made medicated drink is given to the patient for the stimulation of emesis. Waste products (vitiated Kapha) are eliminated through the upper gastrointestinal tract. The whole procedure will be over by sunrise. Proper rest is advised after undergoing the Vamanam therapy.
How does Vamanam work?
Snehana (unction) and Swedana (sudation) are adapted to loosen and mobilize the toxins, in an effort to eliminate toxins from the body. The special medicated drink taken in the morning will pull these toxins out of the body through Vamanam, after being brought to the Gastro-Intestinal tract.
Diseases generally treated by Vamanam
- Asthma
- Sinusitis
- Certain types of Psoriasis
- Dandruff
- Cholesterol and triglycerides
- COPD
- PCOD
- Certain types of headache
Vamanam isn’t Advisable When
- One is Pregnant
- One is dehydrated or nauseated
- One is suffering from Heart Diseases
- One has defective vision
- One has Ascites
- One has Piles
- One is suffering from giddiness
- One is aged, emaciated or a child
- One is bleeding in the upper part of the body and many more…
Treatments must be done under the supervision or advice of a certified Ayurvedic Doctor and not based on self-judgment.
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