Abstract

VAMANA KARMA IN TAMAKSHWASA: A CASE STUDY

Dr. Aparna Bagul

ABSTRACT

style diseases are the burning issues due to urbanization & sedentary life style. They can include Alzimer disease, Asthma, Diabetes, Cancer, Hypertension etc. Life style diseases characterize those diseases whose occurrence is primarily based on the daily habits of people and are a result of an in-appropriate relationship of human being with their environment. The main factors contributing to lifestyle diseases include bad food habits, physical inactivity and disturbed biological clock. The onset of these lifestyle diseases is insidious which takes years to develop, and once encountered may not be amenable for complete cure.[1] Ayurveda the science of life describes the management of lifestyle diseases in the forms of proper dietary and behavioural management i.e. Daily regimen & seasonal regimen, seasonal detoxification and rejuvenation therapies. In Ayurveda Shodhana (purification), Shamana (pacification) and Nidana Parivarjana (avoiding causative factors) are the three fold of fundamental therapeutic management of the diseases. Panchakarma is Ayurveda’s prime Shodhana (bio-cleansing) procedures which is basically group of detoxification procedures. These procedures eliminate toxic metabolites from the body and maintain the equilibrium of Doshas and Dhatus in the event of their disturbance. In Ayurveda text Tamaka Shwasa is a disease which is Kapha and Vata Dosha predominant and disease of Pranavaha Srotasa. Tamaka Shwasa is clinically much resembled with bronchial asthma. Bronchial Asthma is one of distressing diseases and quite common in all age groups. It is a chronic, inflammatory and episodic in nature. It can be severe, sometimes fatal. As per the WHO by the year of 2020, asthma along with COPD will become the third leading cause of death. Here Panchakarma procedure is quite effective which is based on situation of patient. In present case study panchakarma procedure ie Vasantik Vamana was given to the patient for the management of Tamakshwasa.

Keywords: Life style diseases, Panchakarma, Tamak- shwasa, Vasantik Vaman.