When there is congestion in the lungs causing repeated attacks of bronchitis, colds, cough or asthma, the Ayurvedic treatment is therapeutic vomiting, vamana, to eliminate the kapha causing the excess mucus.
Vamana karma is a medicated emesis therapy which cleanses the Kapha toxins collected in the body and decongests the respiratory tract. This is essentially the best Ayurvedic treatment of Panchakarma that works as preventive as well as curative therapy while releasing the built up toxins produced due to Kapha dosha imbalance.
Vamana can be used in the treatment of following diseases :- Chronic cough & Cold, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Asthma, Some Skin Diseases, Psoriasis, obesity, Hyperlipidemia, Tuberculosis, recurrent throat infections, Tonsillitis, recurrent Chest infections, urticaria, Rhumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes, Chronic allergic disorders, Chronic indigestion, Acne, P.C.O.D. , General Detoxification etc
Vaman can also be used in a prophylactic treatment of above mentioned diseasesit is performed because the doshas which are supposed to be eliminated from our body are scattered throughout the body, those doshas come in stomach which is considered a headquarter (moolsthan) of kapha dosha due to this pre-procedure.
Patient is also mentally and physically prepared by this pre-procedure. It is the procedure of consuming a given amount of Medicated Ghruta in the morning ( Abhyantar Snehan) and whole body massage & Steaming in a clinic (Bahya Snehan - Swedan)