Shodhana Chikitsa is the radical treatment for a disease, which eradicates or eliminates the highly vitiated Doshas. Thus it completely prevents the relapse of a disease. The so-called ‘Panchakarma Therapy’ of Ayurveda also comes under Shodhana Chikitsa, which also forms the fundamental basis of Ayurveda.
Vamana Karma is a process by which the contents of the stomach will be thrown out of the body through the mouth. It purifies the upper part of the body and is the appropriate Panchakarma for expelling the excess of Pitta and Kapha Dosha.
Vamana brings Clarity of mind, sense organs strengths, stability of the tissues, strong digestive power and slow ageing process. It cures various diseases like psoriasis, indigestion, bleeding diseases of downward trend and various other Kapha and Pitta diseases.
Virechana is a process by which the doshas are eliminated from the body through the rectum. Purgation therapy is a purification therapy mainly for Pitha disorders or diseases of combination of Pitha dosha with other doshas.
Persons suffering from diseases like abdomen obstruction, piles, fistula, smallpox, skin diseases, discolored patch on the face, jaundice, chronic fever, abscesses, blindness, ophthalmia, burning sensation or inflammation in the eye, exudation from eyes, ears, nose & mouth, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, pain in large intestines, diseases of the vagina and semen, intestinal parasites, wounds or ulcers, gout, blood diseases, filariasis, cough, dyspnoea, gastro enteritis, headache, pain in sides of chest, stomatitis, anorexia, epilepsy, cough, etc should undergo Purgation Therapy.
Nasya is a method by which either medicated oil or powder is introduced into the nose. It is mainly used in the diseases of the shoulders, neck and head. It is also called ‘Shiro virechana’ because it eliminates the vitiated doshas present in the head.
This therapy is very effective to treat diseases like headache, sinus congestions, difficulty in movements of head and hand (which is seen in the case of cervical spondylosis), diseases of eyes, ears, nose, mouth, teeth, throat, hair, scalp, shoulder, etc. Swellings, enlargement of glands, goiter, tumors, skin diseases, epilepsy, loss of voice, dryness of nose and mouth, difficulty in speaking, ptosis (drooping of the eyelids) or difficulty in opening the eyes, facial paralysis, paralysis, darkish pigmentation on the face, loss of hair, neck rigidity and lockjaw.
On this Panchakarma procedure the contents of either unctuous drugs or decoction of eliminatory drugs are introduced into the rectum. The eliminatory drugs will cause purgation. Enema therapy is desirable to increase doshas, having the predominance for Vata Dosha alone.
Any person suffering from bone degeneration, stiffness, distension of abdomen, gout, pain in abdomen, chronic fever, amenorrhoea, irregular menstruation and other diseases of Vata origin, enlargement of the scrotum, urinary calculi, obstruction of semen, flatus and faeces, etc are suitable for decoction enema therapy.
