Abstract

LITRARY OBSERVATION OF VIRECHAN KARMA RELATED WITH DRAVYAGUNA

Vd. Radhika R. Kotkar* and Vd. M. B. Shende

Abstract

Panchakrma includes vaman, virechan, basti, raktamokshan & nasya. These are shodhan karma in Ayurveda. The vitiated pitta dosha is expelled out through the mechanism of virechan. There is different type of virechan karma like Anuloman, strstran, virechan, bhedan. The drugs which are ushna, tikshana, sukshma, vyavayi, and vikashi reach to the heart (hridya) by virchu of their virya and prabhava, circulate through the micro & macro channels due to its sukshma and vyavayi properties and pervade the entire body. Then they liquefy (vishyandana) the dosha samghata by virchu of their ushna guna and flaccid it and break it up (chhedana) by their tikshana and vikashi guna.

Keywords: Virechan, Chhedana, Anuloman, Bhedana.