As the name suggest, Panchkarma means Pancha Karma i.e. Five Methods or Five Operation in Ayurvedic Medicinal System. These are:
Anuvasan vasti is also known as Snehan vasti. It consists of oil ghee or vasa (animal fats) and medications. Anuvasan vasti is to be given after proper purva karma i.e. Snehan and swedan. Anuvasan vasti can be administered even as a purva roopa but it is generally given after as the sequence is maintained. After virechan karma is performed generally a gap of seven days is maintained so as to reignite the jatharagni or the digestive fire anuvasan vasti is administered. Even after performing anuvasan and nirooh vasti anuvasan vasti is being given
Anuvasan vasti is indicated in people who have voracious appetite (ati Agni), in person who are very ruksh or in those afflicted by pure vata i.e. unmixed with pitta or kapha.
Both anuvasan and nirooh vasti are to be administered in various diseases mentioned below. They are both mentioned by Maharishi charak and Maharishi sushurut
Sarvang roga |
Eking roga |
Kukshi roga |
Vata sang |
Mutra sang |
Mala sang |
Shukra sang |
Bal kshay |
Mans kshay |
Dosha kshay |
Shukra kshay |
Adhyamaan |
angsupti |
Krimi koshth |
Atisaar |
Hridya roga |
Bhagandar |
Shool |
jwar |
Shirh shool |
Unnmad |
Hridya shool |
Parshav shool |
Prisht shool |
Kati shool |
aakshep |
Ang gaurav |
Rajyakshma |
Janu shool |
jangha rhool |
Uru shool |
Gulm shool |
Yoni shool |
Anguli shool |
Stan shool |
Dant shool |
Nakha shool |
Shosh |
Stambh |
Pericardia |
Timir |
Pratishyay |
Adhimand |
Ardit |
Pakshghat |
Ashmari |
Updansh |
Vatarakt |
Arsh |
Stanya kshya |
Manya grah |
Hanu grah |
Sharkra shool |
mutrakritch |
Certain disease in which anuvasan should not be administered are
Nav jwar |
Pandu |
Kamala |
Prameha |
Arsh |
Pratishyay |
Arochak |
Mandagni |
Durbalta |
Plihodar |
Kaphodar |
Urustambh |
Vish pit |
Shlipada |
Galgand |
Apchi |
Krimi koshth |
Kushth |
Sthaulya |
peenus |
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