Abstract

ROLE OF VIRECHNA KARMA IN TAMAKA SHWASA AND MODE OF ACTION OF SOME VIRECHNA DRAVYA

Dr. Varij Pandey*

ABSTRACT

Panchakarma is the therapeutic technology of Samshodhana karma in Ayurveda. Panchakarma consists of five main purification procedures namely, Vamana, Virchana (purgation), Basti (administration of drug through rectum), Raktamokshana (bloodletting) and Nasya (administration of drug through nasal route). Virechana (purgation) is the second most therapy in the sequence of panchkarma. Tamaka Shwasa is a disease of respiratory system described in Ayurvedic text, which increasing massively in India due to pollution. It can be correlated with Asthma. Asthma is a disease of Airways that is characterized by hyper responsiveness of the Tracheobronchial tree to a variety of stimuli resulting in widespread Spasmodic Narrowing of the airway. Due to hausting and prolonged conventional treatment majority of asthmatic patients prefer to take Ayurvedic treatment for better results. Bronchial asthma on Ayurvedic line of treatment is totally different from that of conventional management. Clinical validation of a therapy further required scientific explanation and justification for its global acceptance. Thus in this paper an attempt is made to search the probable scientific reason for the action of virechana in Tamaka shwasa.

Keywords: Panchkarma, Virechan, Purification, Bronchial asthma.