How Vamana treatment for Psoriasis can be beneficial
Psoriasis is a common yet chronic skin disease that accelerates the life cycle of skin cells and causes a buildup of cells on the skin. They form scales and red patches, which are itchy, irritating, and painful. Psoriasis is thought to be an immune system problem where overactive T cells attack healthy skin cells by mistake.
So, what do you do to treat psoriasis? Pop a medicine or two? Well, there might be a way with zero side effects. And, it’s none other than Vamana treatment.
Vamana Treatment for Psoriasis in Ayurveda
To treat psoriasis, Ayurveda uses a holistic treatment options, one such being Vamana. Simply put, Vamana is therapeutic vomiting i.e. medically induced vomiting. To start with, an internal oleation is performed before getting ready for purification. In Vamana, internal oleation or Snehapana is performed by giving light food with warm ghee. Vamana, which is a part of Panchkarma treatment, flushes out toxins from the body and strengthen the immune system. Hence, it can be beneficial to treat psoriasis.
Are there any science and research for Vamana Treatment for Psoriasis?
A research conducted by Ayurvedic professionals to assess the effect of Vamana treatment for Psoriasis concluded that initially doing Vamana Karma to eliminate Kapha Dosha, followed by Snehapana showed moderate to complete improvement in treating Psoriasis. 15.38% of patients were completely cured in Group A, followed by 46.15% patients who showed marked improvement.
Summary: Vamana treatment for psoriasis helps to eliminate toxins from the body. It is a bio-cleansing process. As psoriasis is known to be an immune system problem, Vamana works by stabilizing and energizing the immune system helping the overactive T cells to calm down.
References:
1.A comparative study on Vamana Karma with Madanaphala and Krutavedhana in Ekakushtha (Psoriasis);Dr. Santoshkumar Bhatted, Associate Professor, Department of Panchakarma, National Institute of Ayurveda, Madhav Vilas, Palace, Amer Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.