Abstract

“A CLINICAL STUDY TO STANDARDIZE THE PROCESS OF PRADHAN KARMA OF VAMAN VIDHI W.R.S TO ANTIKI VAIGIKI MANIKI LANIGIKI SHUDDHI.”

Vd. P.U. Jane and Vd. Piyusha Thote*

Abstract

Ayurveda consist of two types of chikitsa i.e. samshodhan chikitsa and shaman chikitsa. Vaman is considered as one of the important shodhan procedures. Vaman karma means to induce therapeutic vomiting or to expel out contents of stomach including vitiated doshas through oral route which is indicated for purification of body. The verb to standardize means average out, equalize, homogenize, systemize or confirm to a standard. The noun „standard‟ means grade, measurement, model, pattern, average, mean, level or norm. Standardization is determined by the norms which are firmly based upon the parameters set by texts. To standardize the process citation from charak samhita was adopted. Acharya Charak has categorised vaman into 4 criteria i.e antiki, vaigiki, maniki and laingiki criteria, which were taken into consideration for standardization. So the title “A Clinical Study to standardize the process of Pradhan karma of vaman vidhi w.r.s. to antiki vaigiki maniki laingiki shuddhi” suggests systematization of Vaman procedure to make it simple, safe, easy, clinically more effective, less time consuming and minimizing complications using vacha as vamak dravya and yashtimadhu kashay as vamanopag dravya.

Keywords: chikitsa, vaman, antiki-vaigiki-maniki-laingiki, vacha, yashtimadhu kashay, vamak, vamanopag dravya.