In Ayurveda Virechana is the administration of purgative substances for the cleansing of pitta through the lower pathways.This therapy is recommended basically for imbalanced Pitta Dosha and removes excess pitta through increasing bowel movements Give virechana 3 days after vamana, or directly if vamana is not indicated for a particular individual. In either case, it is necessary to firstly do 3 days of internal oleation, and preferably both snehana (oleation) and svedana (sweating), which are purva karma. Virechana cleanses blood toxins, the sweat glands, kidneys, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, spleen, and rakta vaha srotas.
| Indications for Virechana |
Contraindications for Virechana |
| Most pittagenic disorders | Childhood and Old age |
| Skin diseases | Acute fever |
| Chronic fever | Diarrhea |
| Hemmorroids (piles) | Dehydration |
| Abdominal tumors (gulma) | Debility and Weakness |
| Spleenomegaly | Emaciation |
| Hepatomegaly and Jaundice |
Bleeding from rectum or lung cavities |
| Worms | Excess snehana or svedana |
| Erysipelas |
Foreign body in the stomach |
| Gout |
Immediately after vamana or basti |
| Glaucoma | Low agni or indigestion |
| Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) | Prolapsed rectum |
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Severe, chronic constipation with hard stool |
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| Ulcerative colitis | |
| Substances for Virechana | |
| Triphala | |
| Castor oil | |
| Senna (Sona mukhi) | |
| Sat Isabgol (Psyllium Seeds) | |
| Flaxseeds | |
| Prunes | |
| Raisins | |
| Bran | |
| Cow’s milk | |
| Cow’s milk and 2 tsp. ghee | |
| Aloe Vera | |
| Bhumi Amalaki | |
| Black Sesame Seeds | |
| Salt | |
| Dandelion root | |
| Nishottara (Jaipal or Croton seed) | |
| Yellow Thistle (Suvarnaskshiri) | |
| Kutki (Hellbore) | |
| Cow’s urine | |
| Mango juice |
good work roshan, it would be more better if you had added some case on it. Nice job keep it up.