TY - JOUR AU - G, Lodha Sheetal AU - S, Karade Ruchika PY - 2020/10/02 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Role of Sadhyovamana as Emergency Procedure in Panchakarma: A Review JF - International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine JA - IJAM VL - 11 IS - 3 SE - Review Articles DO - 10.47552/ijam.v11i3.1613 UR - https://ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/1613 SP - 358-362 AB - <p>Over the last few decades, common people have a belief that <em>Ayurveda</em> can treat only chronic diseases. In the acute condition, we generally preferred modern medicine. But in that era also, a description of acute diseases suggested the availability of emergency treatment. <em>Panchakarma</em> <em>chikitsa</em> plays a vital role in ayurvedic treatment line, but in emergency cases, due to lack of time, it is not possible to carry out <em>purvakarma</em>, <em>pradhankarma,</em> and <em>pashchat karma</em> of <em>vamana</em>, <em>virechana</em> procedures. In such a condition concept of <em>sadyovamana</em> can be used as emergency treatment. So, to describe the procedure and importance of <em>sadyovamana</em> in comparison with classical <em>vamana </em>procedure critical analysis of literature has been done. It was found that <em>sadyovamana</em> can be used in various <em>atyayika </em>conditions of diseases. In an emergency, as <em>purvakarma</em> is not mandatory to carry out <em>sadyovamana</em>. This procedure can be conducted in a single day. There is no requirement of <em>vishram kala </em>(gap period). Even consideration of <em>kala </em>(time) does not matter many more. It is cost-effective, less time consuming and has an immediate effect, but it lasts for a short period. So, we can use the <em>sadyovamana</em> in the case of <em>atyayika chikitsa</em> of various diseases whenever classical <em>vamana</em> is not possible.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> ER -