Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy
author: Pulak Kanti Kar
edition: 2013, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan
pages: 1445
Topic: Ayurveda
Purvakarma
This chapter describes Purvakarma located on page 16 from volume Volume 1 in the book Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy compiled by Pulak Kanti Kar. This book presents a Comprehensive view of Panchakarma and includes therapeutic modules and references for the Ayurvedic practitioners. Panchakarma registers the mechanism of the action of Ayurvedic drug..
Volume 1 deals with the essentials of Panchakarma Therapy:—Comprehensive view of Panchkarma has been presented in this book with sequential illustrations.
This book fully covers every detail related to Panchakarma (methods for eliminating toxic elements from the body). For example, this chapter describes Purvakarma. The five methods are known as Vamana (‘emesis’), Virecana (‘purgation’), Asthapana (‘non-unctuous enema’), Anuvasana (‘unctuous enema’) and Shiro-Virechana (‘head-evacuation’ or ‘snuffing’).
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Purvakarma” according to 6 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana [by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna]
The entire course of medical treatment in connection with a disease may be grouped under three subheads, as the Preliminary measures (Purva-karma); the Principal therapeutical or surgical appliances (Pradhana-karma); and the After-measures (Paschat-karma). These measures will be discussed under the head of each disease as we shall have occasion to deal with them....
Read full contents: Chapter V - Preliminary measures
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) [by G. D. Jayalakshmi]
Basically it is two-fold–previous action, (purva-karma) and action done long back in many births (prarabdha-karma). When ‘karma is used in the sense ‘fate, it is defined as the certain consequence of acts done in a former life....
Read full contents: Analysis of Kala and Karma (Time and Action)
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita [by Nayana Sharma]
Among the requirements of the pre-operative stage (purva-karma) of the surgical treatment as mentioned by Sushruta are the attendants. Besides, the physician is always to be accompanied by able assistants on his visits. A good attendant (paricara) for Sutrasthana ruta should be affectionate (snigdha), unreproachful (ajugupsur), strong balavan), conscientious about caring for the sick (yukto vyadhitarakshane), obedient to the clinician s directives (vaidyavakyakrida) and tireless (ashrantah)....
Read full contents: The Medical Attendant
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[Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy: index]
[About the Author (Pulak Kanti Kar)]
[Introduction vol 1 (essentials of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 2 (applied Instruments in Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 3 (mechanism of Panchakarma)]
[Introduction vol 4 (practice of Panchakarma)]