PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING VAMAN PROCEDURE

Abstract

Introduction: Vaman karma (therapeutic emesis) is one of the five Shodhan (purificatory) procedures mentioned in Ayurveda. It helps to expel vitiated Doshas from Urdhvabhaga i.e. mouth. A person performing Vaman regularly has very less chances of suffering from any disease. It is used as both a preventive and curative measure in healthy and diseased persons, respectively. So here in this study efforts have been made to observe the physiological changes occurring in various parameters like Pulse rate, Blood Pressure, Temperature, and oxygen saturation at different intervals, before the onset of Vega, just after 3-4 sec of completion of Vega, and during the whole of the Vaman procedure to understand the safety aspects of the procedure in patients and healthy volunteers. Methods: 20 subjects were selected irrespective of gender and religion from IPD of the Department of Panchakarma; they are first prepared with Deepan-Pachan followed by Snehan and Swedan before Vaman karma. Results: on keen ob- servation, it was found that there is a lot of variation in heart rate and sudden fluctuation in blood pressure at the time of vega during Vaman procedure. Conclusion: Vaman karma can be performed safely by anyone with proper assessment and examination of the patient without any complication. Keywords: Vaman, Panchakarma, physiological changes