ROLE OF VASANTIKA VAMANA IN TAMAK SHWASA - A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Vasantika Vamana is done in the spring season approximately in the month of March and April for the elimination of vitiated Kapha Dosha which helps to prevent the forthcoming Kapha disorders and associated Pitta disorders. As acharya Sushruta mentioned that just as flowers, fruits and sprouts get destroyed quickly when the tree is cut similarly when kapha is expelled through vamana , all diseases caused by it are also mitigated. Tamaka Swasa is Kapha -Vataja Vikara and site of origin is Pittasthana, so vamana is the ideal choice of panchkarma for tamakshwasa. A 42-year-old female patient reported in the OPD of BSDT’S Ayurveda college, hospital Pune with complaints of difficulty in breathing on seasonal change, chest discomfort, cough with whitish color sputum, acid reflux 2 to 3 times in a week and hard stools. The patient was treated with deepana, pachana, matravasti, snehapana and vamana karma. Patient got complete relief from above symptoms after 7 days of samsarjana krama of vamana. Hence in present study there is critical analysis done on the role of Vamana Karma in Tamakshwasa.