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Virechan

This is ayurveda’s scientific laxative for pitta roga



Symptoms:

When excess bile (pitta) is secreted and accumulated in the gall bladder, liver and small intestine, it tends to result in rashes, skin inflammation, acne, chronic attacks of fever, biliary vomiting, nausea and jaundice. Ayurvedic literature suggests in these conditions the administration of therapeutic purgation or a therapeutic laxative.

Indications:

Virechan is advised in case of : 

 Burning in chest, peptic ulcers, acidity
   
Sour irritation
   
Burning micturation, burning in palms, soles and eyes
   
Stomatitis
   
Piles
   
Chronic headache, migraine
   
Urticaria, herpes, jaundice
   
Blackening of skin, pimples
   
Hypertension
   
Sleeplessness
   

Cause :

Due to excessive hot drinks, Eating spicy foods, fried foods, fermented foods, curds, non-vegetarian diet, irregular food habits and indulgence in tobacco.

Procedure:

This procedure is generally done in Sharad ritu (September and October in India) and avoided when there are rain clouds in the sky.

Internal snehana is given for the first 5 to 7 days followed by the medicine for virechan which mainly consists of senna leaves, flax seeds, psyllium husks or triphala in a combination that is appropriate for the individual person. 

Senna leaf tea is a mild laxative, but in people of vata constitution, this tea might create griping pain, since its action aggravates peristaltic movement in the large intestine. 

An effective laxative for vata or pitta constitutions is a glass of hot milk to which two teaspoons of ghee have been added. This laxative, taken at bedtime will help to relieve the excess pitta causing the bile disturbance in the body. In fact, purgatives can completely cure the problem of excess pitta. 

When purgatives are used, it is important to check the diet. The patient should not eat foods that will aggravate the predominant humor or cause the three humors to become unbalanced.

Dr. Satish Shamlalji Bhattad
Dr. Mrs. Suchita Bhattad

Our goal is to work on the principals of Ayurveda, to see that the healthy live healthy life and the diseased are relieved of their diseases with an expectation to see a society with its members having.

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