Therapeutic emesis (vamana)

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: वमनकर्मवमन
Hindi: वमन कर्मवमन करानाउल्टी कराना
English: Therapeutic emesistherapeutic emesisvamana
Romanized: vamana

What the text says

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Definition1

Proper emesis is recognised when the drug, then kapha and then pitta come out in order, the heart and chest feel cleansed, body and mind feel light, and the flow of kapha stops well.
Chapter 22 · p. 504 · v. 39Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Properties1

When emesis removes kapha, the diseases caused by kapha are said to perish, as lotuses perish when a broken dam drains the water they live in; so the physician should master the whole teaching on who is fit and unfit for emesis and give it with suitable drugs.
Chapter 22 · p. 504 · v. 41Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Indications2

Proper emesis is said to remove delirious talk, heaviness of the body, hoarseness, excessive sleep, bad taste in the mouth, weak digestion, foul breath, burning, heart disease, kapha, obstruction of the throat, the effects of poison and many other diseases.
Chapter 8 · p. 115 · v. 35Hindi commentaryTraditional description
Patients fit for emesis are described as those with strongly aggravated, abundant doshas, a sharp digestive fire, strength, and a body seized by a major disease; they are fed well beforehand.
Chapter 22 · p. 503 · v. 34Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Preparation1

For emesis, drugs that are foul-smelling, unpleasant to look at, ugly, disgusting and unaccustomed (against one's nature) are to be used.
Chapter 22 · p. 503 · v. 36Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Regimen1

A footnote states that this moderate season (without great cold or heat) alone is suitable for emesis.
Chapter 22 · p. 503 · v. 35FootnoteTraditional description

Contraindications1

Emesis is not to be given to patients with gulma, timira, raktapitta, ardita, akshepaka, prameha, long-standing pandu, haemorrhoids or abdominal disease from injury, nor to those with a dry body, pregnant women, patients who need arresting treatment, those with worms or dental disease, or the very delicate.
Chapter 8 · p. 115 · v. 36Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Other1

Emesis is judged proper when first the medicine, then kapha and then pitta are expelled and the doshas and the disease subside.
Chapter 8 · p. 114 · v. 34Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Described uses83

After-care following emesisवमन पश्चात् कर्म Bala oil enema for childlessnessवन्ध्यात्वनाशक बस्ति Bala rasāyanaबलारसायन Bhallataka regimen (bhallataka kalpa)भिलावा कल्प Care after emesis in diarrhoeaवमनपश्चात् क्रिया Chandramrita rasayanaचंद्रामृत रसायन Chandramrita regimen in a secluded houseचंद्रामृत सेवन विधि Cold emetic water for excess pitta (unnamed)पित्तशामक वमन जल Cooling care and milk-ghee enemas for excessive purgationविरेचन अतियोग में शीतल उपचार और दूध-घी की बस्ति Dosha-wise treatment of thirstवातादिज तृष्णा चिकित्सा Early treatment of the bhagandara boilभगंदर पिडका की चिकित्सा Emesis and purgation for kapha-type heart diseaseकफज हृद्रोग में वमन-विरेचन Emesis and purgation for pitta-type heart diseaseपित्तज हृद्रोग में वमन-विरेचन Emesis and purgation for rat poisonमूषक विष में वमन-विरेचन Emesis and purgation in vomiting with strong doshasछर्दि में ऊर्ध्वाधः शोधन Emesis for children, the elderly and other delicate patientsबालक आदि के लिए वमन प्रयोग

Discussed in topics69

Accumulation and aggravation of the doshasदोषों का संचय और प्रकोप Announcement of the method of emesis and purgationवमन-विरेचन विधि के वर्णन की प्रतिज्ञा Bala rasāyanaबला रसायन Benefit of emesisवमन का गुण Benefits of emesisवमन के गुण Care after emesisवमन के बाद की क्रिया Cause of jalodaraजलोदर का निदान Causes and treatment of visarpaविसर्प के कारण और चिकित्सा Cautery and harsh measures forbidden for childrenबालकों के लिए अग्निकर्म आदि का निषेध Character of emetic and purgative medicinesवमन और विरेचन के औषध का स्वरूप Do's and don'ts after oleation and the other proceduresस्नेहनादि कर्म कराने वालों के लिए पथ्यापथ्य Emesis and other proceduresवमन आदि प्रयोग Emesis and other procedures in fevers from oleation and dryingस्नेहज और रूक्षज ज्वरों में वमन आदि का प्रयोग Emesis and purgation for the prameha patientप्रमेही के लिए वमन और विरेचन Emesis and purgation in kushtha, and treatment of kushtha in the skinकुष्ठ में वमन-विरेचन और त्वचागत कुष्ठ की चिकित्सा Emesis for children and other delicate patientsबालक आदि के लिए वमन प्रयोग

Questions2

Into which two kinds does the text divide treatment, and what does external treatment consist of?ग्रंथ चिकित्सा को किन दो भेदों में बाँटता है और बाह्य चिकित्सा में क्या आता है?Why should purgation be given only after emesis?विरेचन वमन के बाद ही क्यों दिया जाना चाहिए?

Sessions2

Complications of medicinal proceduresभेषजकर्मोपद्रव Treatment of vata diseasesवातरोगचिकित्सित

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 239 times on 121 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Into which two kinds does the text divide treatment, and what does external treatment consist of?

Internal treatment, which is dharma, and external treatment, which is only an auxiliary cause; external treatment means oleation, sudation, emesis, purgation and, where suitable, excision and incision, chosen according to substance, place, time and condition.

Detailed answer and sources

Why should purgation be given only after emesis?

Because purgation is especially beneficial for one already given emesis; if purgation is given without emesis, kapha goes down, spreads through the abdomen and covers the digestive fire, and many diseases soon follow.