As the name suggest, Panchkarma means Pancha Karma i.e. Five Methods or Five Operation in Ayurvedic Medicinal System. These are:

Difference between administration of emetics and Vaman karma

Vaman karma is not done merely with the object of relieving stomach with its contents, especially poisonous contents and to clear out passage of children as stated above. Vaman karma in ayurvedic system of medicine is performed when there is presentation of kapha doshas, which has symptoms such as heaviness in body etc. The doshas predominantly affects amashya (compared to stomach), then the Vaman karma is advised after performing the purva karma i.e., Snehan and swedan in a proper procedure mentioned according to ayurvedic text. These injunctions will be set below and if carried out, no untoward symptoms such as depression and gastrointestinal irritation should result. More over, in ayurveda, the herbs used such as madanphala, pipilli, nimb, and kutaja seed, etc. are of vegetable origin and are not minerals such as tartar emetic etc, are therefore not poisonous and depressant and therefore are not involved in degrading and deteriorating bodies’ mechanism. Their selection again depends upon the condition of doshas presented by the patient.

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