Rais Adil, Bhatted Santoshkumar
Lecturer, Department of Panchakarma, Bharat Ayurveda Medical College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Associate Professor and Head, Department of Panchakarma, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Ayu. 2013 Oct;34(4):379-82. doi: 10.4103/0974-8520.127719.
Panchakarma therapy aims at the elimination of excessive Doshas from the body to maintain the state of health for a longer duration, while the Shamana therapy is for suppression of vitiated Doshas within the body. Virechana is one of the Panchakarma therapies wherein purgation is induced by drugs and it specifically aims at the elimination of excessive Pitta Dosha from the body. Normally, after Virechanakarma, patient does not complain of having any untoward like those present after diarrhea due to dehydration. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Virechanakarma on serum electrolyte levels and to ascertain the safety of therapeutic purgation. This study involved estimation of serum electrolyte levels before and after Virechana in 15 patients and the results are suggestive of safe application of the Virechana therapy as the deviation in electrolyte levels were within the normal range.
潘查卡玛疗法旨在从体内清除过多的体液,以维持更长时间的健康状态,而沙马纳疗法则是用于抑制体内失调的体液。催泻法是潘查卡玛疗法之一,通过药物引发泻下,其具体目的是从体内清除过多的火元素体液。通常,经过催泻疗法后,患者不会像因脱水导致腹泻后那样抱怨有任何不适。本研究旨在评估催泻疗法对血清电解质水平的影响,并确定治疗性泻下的安全性。本研究对15名患者催泻前后的血清电解质水平进行了测定,结果表明催泻疗法的应用是安全的,因为电解质水平的偏差在正常范围内。