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CONCEPT OF VAMANOPAKA DRAVYAS

Introduction Vamana - first procedure in panchakarmaThe procedure that eliminates morbid doshas through oral route is known as vamana

Drugs used In vamanaThe drugs which induce vamana-vamaka or vamana drugsThey are of 3 types Vamana dravyas- which induce vamana directlyVamanopaga dravyas-which help or boost or augment the vamana kriya, which is already set inAdjuvents- it is a pharmacological agent that modifies the effect of other agents eg: madhu ,saindhava

Vamaka dravya gunaAcc to charakaUshna teekshna sookshma, vyavayi, vikashi mahabhutas- vaayu agni

Concept of vamanopaga dravyasVamanopaga drugs are the supportive drugs in the process of vomittingThey help-producing the act of vomitingThe function of vamanopaga drugs can be judged by the properties which they possessused for- akhanda pana during vamana - kashaya or phantaThey helps in dissolution of vamana drugs and thus promots absorbtion, distribution and metabolisam of vamana dravya occurs

These drugs reduce the irritating property of vamana drugsVamana occurs better in full stomach. Akhanda pana by these drugs produces strech reflex and cause easy vomittingMost of the drugs having madhura rasa and madhura vipaka and sheeta veerya, so better to use for akhanda panaThey reduses irritation ang better to avoid complications during vamana.Most of them hava laghu rooksha guna[90%]

They are vayu and agni mahabhoota dominentSo they have urdhabhaga prabhavamThey also increses the palatability and give soothing effectEffect of both drugs will help in the comfortable and less irritated vamana process

Properties In generalRasa madhura rasaGuna- laghu rookshaVeerya- sheeta veeryaVipaka- madhura vipakaKarma- supporting or helping or boosting vamana along with vamaka drugs

Difference between vamaka and vamanopaga drugsVamaka drugsMain constitution of vamana kalpaSingle mim dose adequate as per samhitaActs in faster with a min doseA theraputic vamana should contain these drugsVamana drugs act on the basis of prabhava

Vamanopaga drugsSupportive to the vamana drugs during vamanaDosage can be changed acc to vegas during vamanaAct under the influence of vamana drugsThey induce vamana, but cannot perform thraputic vamanaAct on the basis of panchamahabhoota composition

Used acc to diseaseReached in all srotas of the bodyPhysically they are with durgandha, and with katu, tikta, kashaya rasaCommon pharmacodynamic properties includes ushna,teekshna, sookshma,vyavayi and urdha bhaga pravrthaDepents on present condition of procedureMainly act on maha srotasMost of them are madhura rasa and sheeta veerya

Thus properties differs from drug to drug

Vamanopaga drugs Only charaka discribed vamanopaga drugs seperatlyOthers added with vamaka drugsIn cha su- 4/13MadhuMadhuka Kovidara KarbudaraNipaBimbiSanapushpiArka/sadapushpiApamarga or pratyak pushpi

Other vamanopaka dravyasKsheeramLavanodakamIkshu rasa

Conditions for using vamanopaka dravya with vamakadravyasVamaka dravya cause theraputic vamana, but for making vamana easy, vamanopaga drugs can be usedIn baala, sukumara, vridha etc vamanopaga drugs is essential along with vamana dravya or vamanoaga dravya itself in full stomach It causes stretch reflex causes vamanaIn heena yoga / ayoga of vamana- kana, dhatri,sidhartha, lavanodaka can be givenIn some disease vamanopaga drugs are used as theraputic purposelavanodaka as sadhyovaman-eg:alasakam, visham

Properperties of vamanopaga drugsDrug Rasa Guna Veerya vipakakarmamadhuMadhurakashayaLakhurookshasheetakatuTridosha shamana,ChedanaMadhuka Madhura Guru snigdhasheetamadhuraRakta prasadana, VP haraKovidara and karbudharaKashaya Laghu rukshaSheeta Katu KrimiKushta haraNipa KashayaamlaGururookshaSheeta katuVP haraVidula KashayaAmlaGuru rookshasheetakatuUsed in mutra krichra etcBimbi Tiktha LaghuRookshateekshnaushnakatuPitta haravishaghna

Sana pushpiTikta kashayaLaghuRookshateekshnaushnakatuMugha,kanta, hrit rogaSadapushpi / arka pushpikaKatutiktaGuruteekshnaushnakatuVata haraPratyak pushpiKatutikthaGuruteekshnaushnakatuKV hara

Half of vamanopaga dravyas exhibit vamaka actionSome have opposite properties of vamanaSo it can be assumed that, the drug with vamaka property will defnitly aid the vamana pravrittiWhere as the dravya which have properties opposite to vamaka will inhibit the vamanaThis 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

Analysis of properties of drugRasa 5 drugs possess-kashaya rasa [kovidara,karbudhara,nipa,sanapushpa and madhu]Act as sthambhanaVamaka dravya possess urdhabhaga hara prabhava to which sthambhana action of kashara rasa will be antagonisticveeryaAmong 10-5 possess sheeta veeryaSthambhana property-so it will reduce the urdha pravrthi of vamana

KarmaIn discription of yasti madhu,which is vamanopaka dravya is told as chardi vinasakaSo it cannot assist the vamana action of dravyaRasa of kovidara and karbudhara is kashaya-they are grahi-do not have vamaka action Nipa grahi and vishtambakrth

Apart from this ,all the remaining vamanopaga drugs have vamaka propertyMadhu should be addedin all vamanopaga because it cause dosa niharanaVidhula and arka ksheera have both vamaka and rechaka actionBimbi , samapushpi and pratyak pushpi have vamaka actionThus certain drugs of vamsnopaga may facilitates the vamana pravrithi and certain dravya inhibit the same

Use of vamanopaka in formulation If we want to adjust the potency of vamanuoshadhaEg: 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 balahaniDue 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

Conclusion Madhu and madhuka are most important vamanopaga drugsAnd in this one facilitats vamana where as others inhibitVamanopaga dravya having a perticular dosa involvements can be used for specific dosa involvementsSo 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