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Ayurveda;The Way of Life Dr.T.L.Xavier BAMS: Importance of laxatives in Ayurveda treatment: Hello Readers and My Dear Patients, Importance of laxatives in Ayurveda treatment; In most of the Ayurveda prescriptions will have...

Importance of laxatives in Ayurveda treatment

Hello Readers and My Dear Patients,

Importance of laxatives in Ayurveda treatment;

In most of the Ayurveda prescriptions will have the Laxative medication either in medicated oil, ghee or Powder form.

 Ayurveda believes  the principle “prevention is better than cure” and in general all the illnesses is treating with the cleansing therapy.

In Ayurveda cleansing and rejuvenating the system in order to attain the balanced state of the three life forces and maintains the healthy state of mind and body.

The treatment basically classified into two, Pacifying and Cleansing. 

After the Cleansing therapy Pacifying medication will be continuing till attain the perfect health.

  And also in cases where the illness is not that severe and do not affected the system deeply,here directly going for the Pacifying  medications.

The Cleansing therapy is involving five steps,five fold cleansing therapy called ‘Panchakarma’ therapy. 

They are Vomiting (Vamanam),Purgation (Virechanam), Medicated enema (vasthi), Medication through Nostrils (Nasyam) and the blood letting (Rakthamoksham).

 The Physician will fix the suitable methods upon the need of the condition of patient.

The Purgation (Virechanam) can be two forms either as the part of cleansing therapy or mild cleansing (mrudhu virechanam).

How the purgative medicine works?

In a diseased stage, the body contaminated in blocked channels all along the body (Srothas).

That is happening in two ways:

1.       When the wind element (Vatha Dosha)aggravates, drying up the lubricating agents in each and every tissues.

2.       When the Earth and Water elements (Kapha Dosha) aggravates there also the blockages occurring due to the fat accumulation excessively.

In both of the above cases,we have to take effort to clear the blockages by various methods. 

Purgation with laxative medicines is one among them.

 When we take the mild laxatives regularly it digesting and clearing the blocks and taking the impurities to the stomach then draining out.

 It promotes the better circulation of body fluids and proper functioning of the nervous system. 

And also  the absorption of food and eliminating the waste through sweat ,urine and stools will happen properly. 

Then we apply the medication to rejuvenate the system simultaneously, hence we get rid of the illnesses.

Hope you got a brief idea,your comments always will be appreciated .

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