3. Introduction
Vamana - first procedure in panchakarma
The procedure that eliminates morbid doshas
through oral route is known as vamana
तत्र दोष निर्हरणं ऊर्हभागं वामि
4. Drugs used In vamana
The drugs which induce vamana-vamaka or vamana
drugs
They are of 3 types
1. Vamana dravyas- which induce vamana directly
2. Vamanopaga dravyas-which help or boost or
augment the vamana kriya, which is already set in
3. Adjuvents- it is a pharmacological agent that
modifies the effect of other agents eg: madhu
,saindhava
6. Concept of vamanopaga dravyas
Vamanopaga drugs are the supportive drugs in the
process of vomitting
They help-producing the act of vomiting
The function of vamanopaga drugs can be judged by the
properties which they possess
used for- akhanda pana during vamana - kashaya or
phanta
They helps in dissolution of vamana drugs and thus
promots absorbtion, distribution and metabolisam of
vamana dravya occurs
7. These drugs reduce the irritating property of vamana
drugs
Vamana occurs better in full stomach. Akhanda pana
by these drugs produces strech reflex and cause
easy vomitting
Most of the drugs having madhura rasa and
madhura vipaka and sheeta veerya, so better to use
for akhanda pana
They reduses irritation ang better to avoid
complications during vamana.
8. They are vayu and agni mahabhoota dominent
So they have urdhabhaga prabhavam
They also increses the palatability and give
soothing effect
Effect of both drugs will help in the comfortable
and less irritated vamana process
9. Properties In general
Rasa –madhura rasa
Guna- laghu rooksha
Veerya- sheeta veerya
Vipaka- madhura vipaka
Karma- supporting or helping or boosting vamana
along with vamaka drugs
10. Difference between vamaka and
vamanopaga drugs
Vamaka drugs
Main constitution of
vamana kalpa
Single mim dose adequate
as per samhita
Acts in faster with a min
dose
A theraputic vamana
should contain these drugs
Vamana drugs act on the
basis of prabhava
Vamanopaga drugs
Supportive to the
vamana drugs during
vamana
Dosage can be
changed acc to vegas
during vamana
Act under the influence
of vamana drugs
They induce vamana,
but cannot perform
thraputic vamana
Act on the basis of
panchamahabhoota
composition
11. Used acc to disease
Reached in all srotas of
the body
Physically they are with
durgandha, and with katu,
tikta, kashaya rasa
Common
pharmacodynamic
properties includes
ushna,teekshna,
sookshma,vyavayi and
urdha bhaga pravrtha
Depents on present
condition of procedure
Mainly act on maha
srotas
Most of them are
madhura rasa and
sheeta veerya
Thus properties differs
from drug to drug
12. Vamanopaga drugs
Only charaka discribed vamanopaga drugs seperatly
Others added with vamaka drugs
In cha su- 4/13
Madhu
Madhuka
Kovidara
Karbudara
Nipa
Bimbi
Sanapushpi
Arka/sadapushpi
Apamarga or pratyak pushpi
14. Conditions for using vamanopaka
dravya with vamakadravyas
Vamaka dravya cause theraputic vamana, but for
making vamana easy, vamanopaga drugs can be
used
In baala, sukumara, vridha etc vamanopaga drugs
is essential along with vamana dravya or
vamanoaga dravya itself in full stomach
It causes stretch reflex causes vamana
In heena yoga / ayoga of vamana- kana,
dhatri,sidhartha, lavanodaka can be given
In some disease vamanopaga drugs are used as
theraputic purpose
lavanodaka as sadhyovaman-eg:alasakam, visham
15. Properperties of vamanopaga drugs
Drug Rasa Guna Veerya vipaka karma
madhu Madhura
kashaya
Lakhu
rooksha
sheeta katu Tridosha
shamana,
Chedana
Madhuka Madhura Guru
snigdha
sheeta madhura Rakta
prasadana,
VP hara
Kovidara
and
karbudhara
Kashaya Laghu
ruksha
Sheeta Katu Krimi
Kushta
hara
Nipa Kashaya
amla
Guru
rooksha
Sheeta katu VP hara
Vidula Kashaya
Amla
Guru
rooksha
sheeta katu Used in
mutra
krichra etc
Bimbi Tiktha Laghu
Rooksha
teekshna
ushna katu Pitta hara
vishaghna
17. Half of vamanopaga dravyas exhibit vamaka action
Some have opposite properties of vamana
So it can be assumed that, the drug with vamaka
property will defnitly aid the vamana pravritti
Where as the dravya which have properties
opposite to vamaka will inhibit the vamana
This implies that the concept of vamanopaga is not
only limited to facilitating the vamana action of the
primary vamana dravya but also to prevent the
complication like atiyoga
18. Analysis of properties of drug
Rasa
5 drugs possess-kashaya rasa
[kovidara,karbudhara,nipa,sanapushpa and
madhu]
Act as sthambhana
Vamaka dravya possess urdhabhaga hara
prabhava to which sthambhana action of kashara
rasa will be antagonistic
veerya
Among 10-5 possess sheeta veerya
Sthambhana property-so it will reduce the urdha
pravrthi of vamana
19. Karma
In discription of yasti madhu,which is vamanopaka
dravya is told as chardi vinasaka
So it cannot assist the vamana action of dravya
Rasa of kovidara and karbudhara is kashaya-they
are grahi-do not have vamaka action
Nipa –grahi and vishtambakrth
20. Apart from this ,all the remaining vamanopaga
drugs have vamaka property
Madhu should be addedin all vamanopaga
because it cause dosa niharana
Vidhula and arka ksheera have both vamaka and
rechaka action
Bimbi , samapushpi and pratyak pushpi have
vamaka action
Thus certain drugs of vamsnopaga may facilitates
the vamana pravrithi and certain dravya inhibit
the same
21. Use of vamanopaka in
formulation
If we want to adjust the potency of
vamanuoshadha
Eg: durbala with bahu kapha-drug like dhamargava
it taken- indicated in bahu kapha this condition we
can give yasti-it will give optimum shodhana
without balahani
Due to an error in selection of medicine-if dosa is
not expelled completely- //// vamana is
indicated as treatmnt- can use upaga drugs with
vamaka property eg : bimbi can be used
22. Conclusion
Madhu and madhuka are most important
vamanopaga drugs
And in this one facilitats vamana where as others
inhibit
Vamanopaga dravya having a perticular dosa
involvements can be used for specific dosa
involvements
So for overall it can be told that the concept of
vamanopaga dravya is not for only for assisting
the vamaks action but also to prevent the
complication also