Procedure of therapeutic emesis

After oleation and sudation the patient sits on a knee-high, steady, soft seat and drinks the lukewarm emetic milk in the morning; vomiting is then encouraged with a finger or a soft stick in the throat. Emesis is judged proper when first the medicine, then kapha and then pitta come out and the doshas and the disease subside. The patient is then given peya and other suitable food to restore the digestive fire, and only then medicines for the disease.

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Names and synonyms

Hindi: वमनविधि
English: Procedure of therapeutic emesis

Ingredients and preparation

Taken by mouthChapter 8 · p. 114 · v. 33-34

Preparation as described

Vomiting is encouraged by putting a finger or a soft stick into the throat, after which vomiting begins.

(इसके बाद गले में अंगुली या मृदु लकडी डालते हुए वमन करने के लिए कोशिश करनी चाहिए। बाद मंे वमन शुरु हो जाता है)

How it is used

When emesis is complete the patient is fed peya and other suitable food to set the digestive fire right, and medicines for the disease follow.

पशचात् एेसे वामित मनुष्य को, पेय आदि योग्य अौापान की योजना से, अग्नि को अनुकूल कर फिर रोगों की उपशांति के लिए अैषध की व्यवस्था करनी चाहिए।

Therapies involvedTherapeutic emesis (vamana)वमन कर्म Oleation therapy (snehana)स्नेहन Sudation therapy (svedana)स्वेदन (सेंक)

Organs mentionedStomach and digestive systemआमाशय और पाचन तंत्र

क्रमािौाखिलभेषजोरुकफपित्तसंदर्शनात्। सुवांतमतिशांतदोषमुपशांतरोगोद्दतिम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 8 · p. 114 · v. 33-34.

Safety

Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Caution in the text: Emesis is judged proper only when first the medicine, then kapha and then pitta are expelled and the doshas and the disease subside.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.