Review of Virechana Karma in classical texts of Ayurveda

  • Sudarshan Hande Assistant Professor, D. Y. Patil School of Ayurveda, Sector-7, Nerul, Navi Mumbai-400706
  • Rahul Palshetkar Associate Professor,D. Y. Patil School of Ayurveda, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharastra, India.
  • Ashish Mhatre Associate Professor, D. Y. Patil School of Ayurveda, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharastra, India
  • Amit Mujumdar Assistant Professor, D. Y. Patil School of Ayurveda, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharastra, India
  • Kavita Hande Assistant Professor, D. Y. Patil School of Ayurveda, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharastra, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v1i4.6927
Keywords: Shodhana, Panchakarma, Virechana, Purgation

Abstract

The Ayurvedic management of diseases consists of Shodhana and Shamana treatments. Shodhana Chikitsa is performed mainly by employing Panchakarma, it includes, Vamana, Virechana, Asthapana Basti, Anuvasana Basti and Nasyakarma. Virechana is considered as the best treatment for morbid and increased Pitta Dosha. This paper serves as a collection of references pertaining to Virechana Karma during ancient period of Ayurveda Samhitas, along with some information on the method of Virechana Karma explained in ancient textbooks of Ayurveda Samhitas.

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DOI: 10.21760/jaims.v1i4.6927
Published: 2016-12-31
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Sudarshan Hande, Rahul Palshetkar, Ashish Mhatre, Amit Mujumdar, & Kavita Hande. (2016). Review of Virechana Karma in classical texts of Ayurveda. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 1(04), 105-117. https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v1i4.6927
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Vol. 1 No. 04 (2016): NOV-DEC
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