Vamana Virechana Vyapat Siddhi: Difference between revisions

On analyzing the ''samprapti'' of the conditions (''visarpa, pidaka'' etc.) mentioned here, it is well evident that the common thread in them is ''kapha-pitta dushti''. ''Shopha'' is also a clinical condition where there is prohibition to use oleating substances like ''guda, aanoopa-amisha'' etc. Vagbhata. Sutra Sthana, Cha.16 Snehavidhi Adhyaya verse 43. In: Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya, Editors. Ashtanga Hridayam. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.p.4.<ref>. Here ''abhighaata'' and ''visha'' which is always an acute emergency presenting ''kapha-pitta dushti'' also requires immediate ''shodhana'' without much ''swedana''. ''Pandu roga'' is a condition which is entitled for the use of ''sneha prayoga'' like ''kalyanakaghrita''. Here, Acharya cautions not to reach ''ati-snigdhatwam''. ''Visarpa'' is also a condition where in ''snehana'' is prohibited.

In practice, usually in all these conditions ''virechana'' is done with ''ruuksha prayoga'' like ''churna, kashaya'' etc. ''Avipathi churna'' <ref name=vag />, ''Vidangatandulaadi churna''<ref name= vag>Vagbhata. Kalpa Sthana. In: Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya, Editors. Ashtanga Hridayam. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.p.4<ref/>, ''Trivrita kashaya, Maanibhadra churna'' (''churna'' form of ''Maanibhadra gudam''-)<ref>Vagbhata. Chikitsa Sthana,  In: Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya, Editors. Ashtanga Hridayam. 1st ed. Varanasi: Krishnadas Academy;2000.p.4.</ref>, ''Patolaadi shodhana kashayam'' (''sahasrayoga'') are used.(Verse 8)