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

Properties of herbs that are used in Vaman karma

1. Ushan (heat): due to this ushan gunn (hot property) vamaka dravya (emetic herbs) makes doshas vishyand i.e. it melts the doshas and then makes it to reach amashya (stomach) and mahastrota (gastro intestinal tract)thus doshas enters in kushth, which are easier to eliminate from the body.
   
   
2. Tikshan (sharpness): it is an agneye (fire) in dominance thus helps in melting the doshas which get stick to the body parts due to this property it easily penetrate
   
   
3. Suksham (fineness): due to Aakash mahabhoot, vyavyahi and tejas gunna it gets the property of penetrating power which helps it to penetrating into the small strotas (channels)
   
   
4. Vyavyahi: it is property in which the herb enters body and digested in the whole body. It has dominance of Aakash and Vayu mahabhoot.
   
   
5. Vikashi; herb that gets spreads in whole body and then decreases oja ands creates shathiliye in dhatus and sandhis. It has been predominantly Vayu mahabhoot rich.
   
   
6. Udhrapravati: in literal meaning it means the tendency to move upwards. These vamaka herbs help in upward movements the doshas thus helping in emesis.

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