Abstract

A CONCISE REVIEW OF APANVAIGUNYA AND ITS MANAGEMENT BY ANULOMANA

Kumari Monika*, Meena Kedar L., Sharma Sushila and Vardhan Prabhakar

Abstract

Aberrant dietetics and lifestyle particularly includes intake of inferior quality food and suppression of natural urges of feces, flatus and urination. Both of these particularly vitiate the apana vata, an important subdivision of vata dosha. This vitiation is called apana vaigunya. Vitiated vata dosha has an awful effect on the chief vata dosha due to the common location they share. This apana vaigunya is the source of diseases of functional areas of apana vata. Besides it affects the other organ systems of the individual. The Anulomana regulates the apana vata and treats the apanavaigunya. It cleans the pakvashaya (large intestine) hence promotes the sthanika dosha shuddhi i.e. pacifies the native vata dosha. Thus it preserves the physiological functions of apan vata, central vata dosha and thus pacifies other dosha also. As a result the associated illnesses of other systems are also managed. For this purpose erandabhrishta haritaki and matra basti are preferred treatment modalities.

Keywords: vata dosha, apanavaigunya, apana vata, anulomana.