Virechana

Benefits of Virechana therapy:

• The patient feels very relaxed, clean, light and strong after going through virechana therapy successfully.
• It normalizes the digestion, assimilation and appetite of the body.
• Virechana therapy helps to bring clarity to the mind and also stimulates the intellectual level.
• It is quite effective in the treatment of Pitta disorders, such as skin inflammations.
• This therapy is also used for the treatment of diseases like chronic fever, piles, abdominal tumors, worms and gout.
• Virechana is also effectively used for treating jaundice, irritable bowel syndrome, gastrointestinal problems and constipation.
• In addition to that, this therapy is also used for treatment of several other diseases such as diabetes, asthma, goitre, leprosy, headaches, elephantiasis and gynecological disorders.

VIRECHAN(Purgation Therapy) :
Virehan is medicated purgation therapy, it is the cleansing of the Pitta and the purification of the blood toxins from the body that are accumulated in the liver and gallbladder, it completely cleanses the gastro intestinal tract. This karma mainly aims to eliminate doshas that cannot be removed by Vaman karma. This elimination process of vitiated Pitta dosha through anus is called VIRECHAN.

Indications:
Purgation therapy is specially indicated for the patients suffering from Skin diseases (psoriasis, eczema, leucoderma, vitiligo, acne, skin infections etc), Erysipelas, Freckles, bluish black patches over the skin, Discoloration of skin, Fever, Obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes, Fistula-in-ano, Piles, Fissure, Obstinate abdominal diseases including ascites, Splenic disorders, Liver disorders, disorders of Thyroid gland, Intestinal torpor, Suppression of urination, Parasitic infestation of intestines, Anemia, Headache, upward movement of wind in the abdomen, Burning sensation in the eyes- face, excessive discharge from the eyes-nose, excessive salivation, Jaundice, Epilepsy, Insanity, Gout, Anorexia, Indigestion, Oedema, Pustular eruption, Obstinate abdominal disorders including ascites, Stomatitis, Constipation, Asthma, Gynecic disorders, Unexplained infertility, Seminal morbidities-disorders and all other vitiated pitta related disorders. For the above mentioned ailments, purgation therapy is the foremost remedy. As the extinguisher of fire normalizes a house on fire, similarly, purgation therapy, by eliminating aggravated pitta, cures all the above mentioned diseases.

Importance:
The person gets purity of channels of circulation, clarity of the sense organs, lightness of the body, increase in energy, promoting power of digestion and metabolism, freedom from diseases, expulsion of faeces, etc.

Mode of action:
Drugs (used for purgation) which are ushna (hot),tikshna (sharp), sukshma (subtle), vyavayi (those pervading the entire body before getting digested) and vikasi (those causing looseness of joints), by virtue of their own potency, reach the heart, and circulate through the vessels. Because of their agneya nature, they liquefy the compact doshas , and because of their tikshna guna they separate the adhered doshas located in the gross and subtle channels of the entire body. Like honey kept in a pot smeared with fat, the morbid material, after separation, moves floating without adhesion in the body which has been oleated (by the administration of oleation therapy). Because of its nature to move through subtle channels and to flow towards the gastro – intestinal tract, this morbid material reaches the stomach, and gets propelled by udana vayu. Because of the predominance of prithvi and jala mahabhutas in these purgative drugs and because of their specific action (prabhav) to move downwards, the morbid material get expel through the downward tract (anus).

Virechana (Purgation)
Virechana is medicated purgation therapy which removes Pitta toxins from the body that are accumulated in the liver and gallbladder, it completely cleanses the gastro-intestinal tract. It is a safe procedure without side effects. Benefits of Virechana: help root out Chronic Fever, Diabetes, Asthma, Skin disorders such as Herpes, Paraplegia, Hemiplegia Joint disorders, Digestive disorders, Constipation, Hyperacidity, Vitiligo, Psoriasis, Headaches, Elephantiasis and Basti