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Dr. Abhay Gandhi

VAMANA KARMA (THERAPEUTIC EMESIS) IN AYURVEDA: CLASSICAL RATIONALE, PROCEDURE, CLINICAL EVIDENCE AND CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE – A NARRATIVE REVIEW

Background: Vamana Karma is the Panchakarma procedure of therapeutic emesis, classically indicated for conditions dominated by Kapha. Although widely...

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Dr. Jalpa Gandhi

VIRECHANA KARMA (THERAPEUTIC PURGATION): PHARMACOLOGICAL RATIONALE, SAFETY AND CLINICAL EVIDENCE – A NARRATIVE REVIEW

Background: Virechana Karma, or therapeutic purgation, is the Panchakarma procedure classically directed at the elimination of aggravated Pitta. It is...

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Tushar Tapadiya

BASTI KARMA (MEDICATED ENEMA) IN AYURVEDA: CLASSICAL CONCEPTS AND A REVIEW OF RECENT CLINICAL EVIDENCE

Background: Basti Karma, the administration of medicated decoctions or oils through the rectal route, is regarded in classical texts as the foremost P...

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Dr. Abhay Gandhi

NASYA KARMA (NASAL ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINES) IN AYURVEDA: CONCEPTS, STANDARDISATION EFFORTS AND CLINICAL EVIDENCE – A NARRATIVE REVIEW

Background: Nasya Karma is the Panchakarma therapy in which medicines are administered through the nose, mainly for disorders of the head and neck. Ob...

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Dr. Jalpa Gandhi

RAKTAMOKSHANA (BLOODLETTING) IN AYURVEDA WITH EMPHASIS ON JALAUKAVACHARANA (LEECH THERAPY): A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF CONCEPTS AND EVIDENCE

Background: Raktamokshana, or therapeutic bloodletting, is described in classical Ayurveda as a purificatory procedure, with Jalaukavacharana (leech t...

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