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REVIEW OF SANSARJANA KRAMA

Dr. Seema Bahatkar*, Dr. Anita A. Patil and Dr. Suresh G. Dahiphale

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Abstract

Panchakarma is the purification therapy useful for detoxification of body and elimination of vitiated doshas. It is used to treat various diseases and maintain the state of physical and mental health. Panchakarma includes Vamana, Virechana, Basti, Nasya and raktamokshana. Sansarjana krama is graduated diets regimen administered after Vamana and Virechana. This means that diet needs to the gradually altered from lighter to heavier foods, from liquid to solid foods. After Vamana and Virechana there will be Mandagni at the end. Thereby agni is stimulated by giving lighter diet to start with gradually bringing the person to normal diet in the form of Peyadi and Tarpanadi sansarjana krama. After sanshodhana (Vamana and Virechana) there is shuddhi of body caused by removal of doshas which results in agnimandya. To correct this agnimandya, sansarjana krama is adopted. This useful in condition of proper shodhana. This article will be useful in understanding details about sansarjana krama.

Keywords: Sansarjan krama, Mandagni, Banana, Virechana.