Efficacy of Virechana and Basti Karma with Shamana therapy in the management of essential hypertension: A comparative study

Shukla, Gyanendra Datta; Bhatted, Santosh Kumar; Dave, Alankruta R; Shukla, Vageesha Datta

doi:10.4103/0974-8520.115455

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“…The reasons for this are difficult to explain through conventional modern pathophysiological approaches; ostensibly, these methods serve mucosal care, regulate the intestinal microbiota, correct the interior milieu, activate intestinal metabolism and excretion, and counteract side effects of conventional pharmacotherapy. The individual dietary approach also follows the same principles [44,45,46,47,48,49]…”

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The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility

Kessler

Stapelfeldt²,

Michalsen

et al. 2015

Complement Med Res

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Background: Treatment of female infertility has been growing globally in recent years. In spite of improvements in medical strategies and the improved outcomes for infertile couples, treatment attempts remain largely unsuccessful. A growing number of patients pursue complementary and alternative medicine treatment options like Ayurveda that offers a variety of inpatient and outpatient treatments for infertility. Case Report: A case of a 38 year-old woman with infertility of unknown origin is presented. She received 18 conventional fertility treatments in 5 different fertility centers and 3 different countries. After several complications, the patient quitted conventional treatment and admitted to an Ayurvedic outpatient clinic where she received a complex Ayurvedic treatment, which included botanicals, dietary and lifestyle advice, manual therapy, yoga, and spiritual elements. The patient then became pregnant and gave birth to a healthy boy in 2012. Conclusions: Ayurveda may be a useful complementary option in the case of futile conventional treatment attempts in female infertility. Nevertheless, the evidence base for Ayurvedic interventions remains weak and requires well-designed clinical trials. This case raises some questions, such as whether the exposure to a large number of assisted reproduction procedures can lead to more health problems than health benefits. The Ayurvedic approach to fertility strives first to improve the health of the patient leading to a higher likelihood of pregnancy. As this is a case report, we are not able to exclude temporal factors stimulating the pregnancy. However, the chronology suggests that this approach might have been an important factor in the eventual pregnancy.

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The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility

Kessler

Stapelfeldt²,

Michalsen

et al. 2015

Complement Med Res

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“…Bastis use ingredients such as sesame oil, medicated ghee, buttermilk, lassi, many different combinations of herbs, and in special cases, bone broth. A search of Pub Med shows a number of published studies on different types of bastis that have been used for various clinical applications [ 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 ].…”

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The Microbiome in Health and Disease from the Perspective of Modern Medicine and Ayurveda

Wallace

2020

Medicina

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The role of the microbiome in health and disease helps to provide a scientific understanding of key concepts in Ayurveda. We now recognize that virtually every aspect of our physiology and health is influenced by the collection of microorganisms that live in various parts of our body, especially the gut microbiome. There are many external factors which influence the composition of the gut microbiome but one of the most important is diet and digestion. Ayurveda and other systems of traditional health have for thousands of years focused on diet and digestion. Recent research has helped us understand the connection between the microbiome and the many different prevention and therapeutic treatment approaches of Ayurveda.

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“…Virechana has also been studied extensively by various researches and proven as efficacious over Shamana (palliative) type of treatment in various conditions like Tamakashwasa [ 1 ] (~bronchial asthma), essential hypertension. [ 2 ] Studies have also reported that Virechana found to be effective in curing and preventing the recurrence of Vicharchika [ 3 ] (~eczema). Virechana was also found to be beneficial in chronic conditions like obese patients with Prameha (~type-2diabetes).…”

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Analysis of Virechana karma with Danti avaleha: A retrospective study

Chaganti¹,

Prasad²

2015

J Ayurveda Integr Med

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Virechana (therapeutic purgation) is a common procedure that is widely practiced among the panchakarma treatments (pentad treatments). Various Virechaka dravyas (purgative drugs) have been described for Virechana. Even after critical analysis of Virechaka dravyas in the literature, still there is difficulty in the fixation of dose. Hence, the retrospective analysis of varied outcomes of Virechana with Danti (Baliospermum montanum) avaleha (linctus) is discussed in this paper. The study included twenty-seven case reports of patients who were administered Virechana with Danti avaleha. These case reports are of patients suffering from various ailments such as irregular menstrual cycles, polycystic ovarian syndrome, primary and secondary infertility, and psoriasis. Danti avaleha was administered at dose of 10 g and 5 g in the Krura (~strong) and Madhyama (~moderate/normal) Koshta (~GI tract) patients, respectively. Among seven Krura koshta patients, three of them resulted with Pravara (excellent) Shuddhi and other four resulted with Madhyama (medium) Shuddhi. In twenty Madhyama koshta patients, sixteen of them resulted with avara (minimum) Shuddhi and remaining four patients resulted with Madhyama shuddhi. Complications like Udara shoola (spasmodic pain of abdomen) and Vamana (emesis) were observed during Virechana. Majority of the patients suffered with Udara shoola were of Madhyama koshta. Vamana was seen in both Krura and Madhyama koshta patients. Irrespective of the type of Shuddhi and complications, all the patients resulted with Samyak Kaphaantiki Virikta lakshana (signs of perfect purgation with end expulsion of Kapha). The study concluded that the Krura koshta patients were tolerable for dose of 10 g and are expected to attain Pravara Shuddhi. Whereas Madhyama koshta patients were intolerable even to mild dose of 5 g, producing Avara shuddhi.

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Efficacy of Virechana and Basti Karma with Shamana therapy in the management of essential hypertension: A comparative study

Cited by 16 publications

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The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility

The Effect of a Complex Multi-modality Ayurvedic Treatment in a Case of Unknown Female Infertility

The Microbiome in Health and Disease from the Perspective of Modern Medicine and Ayurveda

Analysis of Virechana karma with Danti avaleha: A retrospective study

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