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=== Abstract ===

=== Abstract ===

The chapter deals with complications due to improper administration of purification therapies vamana (therapeutic emesis) and virechana( therapeutic purgation). Adequate dosage according to agni(digestion power) and koshtha (bowel habit), proper quality of medicine, time of administration, follow up diet regimens are important to prevent complications. Observation of status of patient during purification therapy with the signs of proper, inadequate, excess elimination, causes and management of complications are described in detail in this chapter. The ten common complications like aadhmana (distension of abdomen), parikartika (fissure in ano), srava (excess discharge), hrid-graha (congestion in cardiac region), gatra-graha (body stiffness), jeevaadana (bleeding), vibhramsha (prolapse of rectum), stambha (body stiffness), upadrava (complications) and klama (fatigue without exertion) are elaborated. The causes behind this include incompetency either of the attendant, or drug, or physician or the patient.

The chapter deals with complications due to improper administration of purification therapies ''vamana'' (therapeutic emesis) and ''virechana''( therapeutic purgation). Adequate dosage according to ''agni''(digestion power) and ''koshtha'' (bowel habit), proper quality of medicine, time of administration, follow up diet regimens are important to prevent complications. Observation of status of patient during purification therapy with the signs of proper, inadequate, excess elimination, causes and management of complications are described in detail in this chapter. The ten common complications like ''aadhmana'' (distension of abdomen), ''parikartika'' (fissure in ano), ''srava'' (excess discharge), ''hrid-graha'' (congestion in cardiac region), ''gatra-graha'' (body stiffness), ''jeevaadana'' (bleeding), ''vibhramsha'' (prolapse of rectum), ''stambha'' (body stiffness), ''upadrava'' (complications) and ''klama'' (fatigue without exertion) are elaborated. The causes behind this include incompetency either of the attendant, or drug, or physician or the patient.

Keywords: Vamana (therapeutic emesis), Virechana (therapeutic purgation), Vyapad (complications), Shodhana (purification therapy).

 

'''Keywords''': ''Vamana'' (therapeutic emesis), ''Virechana'' (therapeutic purgation), ''Vyapad'' (complications), ''Shodhana'' (purification therapy).

=== Introduction ===

=== Introduction ===