vamana is one among panchakarma in ayurveda.vamanopaga drugs are drugs helps in the process of vamana

1. WELCOME

2. CONCEPT OF
VAMANOPAKA DRAVYAS

3. Introduction
 Vamana - first procedure in panchakarma
 The procedure that eliminates morbid doshas
through oral route is known as vamana
 तत्र दोष निर्हरणं ऊर्हभागं वामि

4. Drugs used In vamana
 The drugs which induce vamana-vamaka or vamana
drugs
 They are of 3 types
1. Vamana dravyas- which induce vamana directly
2. Vamanopaga dravyas-which help or boost or
augment the vamana kriya, which is already set in
3. Adjuvents- it is a pharmacological agent that
modifies the effect of other agents eg: madhu
,saindhava

5. Vamaka dravya guna
 Acc to charaka
 Ushna teekshna sookshma, vyavayi, vikashi
 mahabhutas- vaayu agni

6. Concept of vamanopaga dravyas
 Vamanopaga drugs are the supportive drugs in the
process of vomitting
 They help-producing the act of vomiting
 The function of vamanopaga drugs can be judged by the
properties which they possess
 used for- akhanda pana during vamana - kashaya or
phanta
 They helps in dissolution of vamana drugs and thus
promots absorbtion, distribution and metabolisam of
vamana dravya occurs

7.  These drugs reduce the irritating property of vamana
drugs
 Vamana occurs better in full stomach. Akhanda pana
by these drugs produces strech reflex and cause
easy vomitting
 Most of the drugs having madhura rasa and
madhura vipaka and sheeta veerya, so better to use
for akhanda pana
 They reduses irritation ang better to avoid
complications during vamana.

8.  They are vayu and agni mahabhoota dominent
 So they have urdhabhaga prabhavam
 They also increses the palatability and give
soothing effect
 Effect of both drugs will help in the comfortable
and less irritated vamana process

9. Properties In general
 Rasa –madhura rasa
 Guna- laghu rooksha
 Veerya- sheeta veerya
 Vipaka- madhura vipaka
 Karma- supporting or helping or boosting vamana
along with vamaka drugs

10. Difference between vamaka and
vamanopaga drugs
 Vamaka drugs
 Main constitution of
vamana kalpa
 Single mim dose adequate
as per samhita
 Acts in faster with a min
dose
 A theraputic vamana
should contain these drugs
 Vamana drugs act on the
basis of prabhava
 Vamanopaga drugs
 Supportive to the
vamana drugs during
vamana
 Dosage can be
changed acc to vegas
during vamana
 Act under the influence
of vamana drugs
 They induce vamana,
but cannot perform
thraputic vamana
 Act on the basis of
panchamahabhoota
composition

11.  Used acc to disease
 Reached in all srotas of
the body
 Physically they are with
durgandha, and with katu,
tikta, kashaya rasa
 Common
pharmacodynamic
properties includes
ushna,teekshna,
sookshma,vyavayi and
urdha bhaga pravrtha
 Depents on present
condition of procedure
 Mainly act on maha
srotas
 Most of them are
madhura rasa and
sheeta veerya
 Thus properties differs
from drug to drug

12. Vamanopaga drugs
 Only charaka discribed vamanopaga drugs seperatly
 Others added with vamaka drugs
 In cha su- 4/13
 Madhu
 Madhuka
 Kovidara
 Karbudara
 Nipa
 Bimbi
 Sanapushpi
 Arka/sadapushpi
 Apamarga or pratyak pushpi

13. Other vamanopaka dravyas
 Ksheeram
 Lavanodakam
 Ikshu rasa

14. Conditions for using vamanopaka
dravya with vamakadravyas
 Vamaka dravya cause theraputic vamana, but for
making vamana easy, vamanopaga drugs can be
used
 In baala, sukumara, vridha etc vamanopaga drugs
is essential along with vamana dravya or
vamanoaga dravya itself in full stomach
 It causes stretch reflex causes vamana
 In heena yoga / ayoga of vamana- kana,
dhatri,sidhartha, lavanodaka can be given
 In some disease vamanopaga drugs are used as
theraputic purpose
 lavanodaka as sadhyovaman-eg:alasakam, visham

15. Properperties of vamanopaga drugs
Drug Rasa Guna Veerya vipaka karma
madhu Madhura
kashaya
Lakhu
rooksha
sheeta katu Tridosha
shamana,
Chedana
Madhuka Madhura Guru
snigdha
sheeta madhura Rakta
prasadana,
VP hara
Kovidara
and
karbudhara
Kashaya Laghu
ruksha
Sheeta Katu Krimi
Kushta
hara
Nipa Kashaya
amla
Guru
rooksha
Sheeta katu VP hara
Vidula Kashaya
Amla
Guru
rooksha
sheeta katu Used in
mutra
krichra etc
Bimbi Tiktha Laghu
Rooksha
teekshna
ushna katu Pitta hara
vishaghna

16. Sana
pushpi
Tikta
kashaya
Laghu
Rooksha
teekshna
ushna katu Mugha,ka
nta, hrit
roga
Sadapush
pi / arka
pushpika
Katu
tikta
Guru
teekshna
ushna katu Vata hara
Pratyak
pushpi
Katu
tiktha
Guru
teekshna
ushna katu KV hara

17.  Half of vamanopaga dravyas exhibit vamaka action
 Some have opposite properties of vamana
 So it can be assumed that, the drug with vamaka
property will defnitly aid the vamana pravritti
 Where as the dravya which have properties
opposite to vamaka will inhibit the vamana
 This implies that the concept of vamanopaga is not
only limited to facilitating the vamana action of the
primary vamana dravya but also to prevent the
complication like atiyoga

18. Analysis of properties of drug
 Rasa
 5 drugs possess-kashaya rasa
[kovidara,karbudhara,nipa,sanapushpa and
madhu]
 Act as sthambhana
 Vamaka dravya possess urdhabhaga hara
prabhava to which sthambhana action of kashara
rasa will be antagonistic
 veerya
 Among 10-5 possess sheeta veerya
 Sthambhana property-so it will reduce the urdha
pravrthi of vamana

19.  Karma
 In discription of yasti madhu,which is vamanopaka
dravya is told as chardi vinasaka
 So it cannot assist the vamana action of dravya
 Rasa of kovidara and karbudhara is kashaya-they
are grahi-do not have vamaka action
 Nipa –grahi and vishtambakrth

20.  Apart from this ,all the remaining vamanopaga
drugs have vamaka property
 Madhu should be addedin all vamanopaga
because it cause dosa niharana
 Vidhula and arka ksheera have both vamaka and
rechaka action
 Bimbi , samapushpi and pratyak pushpi have
vamaka action
 Thus certain drugs of vamsnopaga may facilitates
the vamana pravrithi and certain dravya inhibit
the same

21. Use of vamanopaka in
formulation
 If we want to adjust the potency of
vamanuoshadha
Eg: durbala with bahu kapha-drug like dhamargava
it taken- indicated in bahu kapha this condition we
can give yasti-it will give optimum shodhana
without balahani
 Due to an error in selection of medicine-if dosa is
not expelled completely- //// vamana is
indicated as treatmnt- can use upaga drugs with
vamaka property eg : bimbi can be used

22. Conclusion
 Madhu and madhuka are most important
vamanopaga drugs
 And in this one facilitats vamana where as others
inhibit
 Vamanopaga dravya having a perticular dosa
involvements can be used for specific dosa
involvements
 So for overall it can be told that the concept of
vamanopaga dravya is not for only for assisting
the vamaks action but also to prevent the
complication also