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ROLE OF POORVAKARMA PRIOR TO SHODHANA THERAPY- A REVIEW ARTICLE

*Dr. Ashok Kumar Patel, Dr. Manish Kumar Patel, Dr. Maltee Patel, Dr. Bharati Patel

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Abstract

In recent era Panchakarma has got prominent place in the management of the diseases through Ayurveda, because Panchakarma is only hope in patients who are bushed after all the Shamana treatments. Panchakarma expels the Doshas from their causative roots so diseases cannot revert after; like tree cannot grow without its root. Without proper Poorvakarma physician cannot get truly result though Shodhana procedure (like Vamana / Virechana) performed well, because without Poorvakarmas Doshas cannot be changed in particular forms through which they can be expelled out from the body. The present paper is focused on explanation of the principle that how Poorvakarma is essential for Shodhana therapy, how they change Dosha’s form and elucidate the Kala and Matra of Poorvakarma particular in Snehapana.

Keywords: Panchakarma, Poorvakarma, Shodhana.