A Text Book Panchakarma (Principles and Practices)

About the Authors Dr. Satyajit Pandurang Kulkarni

Dr Satyajit Pandurang Kulkarni has teaching experience of more than 13 years of undergraduate teaching and 8 years of Post graduate teaching. He published more than 23 articles on Panchakarma and Ayurveda in National and international journals and magazines on Ayurveda. He also worked as oral paper presenter, chairperson and resource person in national and international conferences on Ayurveda.

Dr. Shivananda Sakharamji Tonde

Dr Shivananda Sakharamji Tonde is Associate Professor in A.S.S. Ayurved Mahavidyalay, Panchavati, Nasik (Govt aided). He is M.D. (Ayu) Swasthvritta from University of Kerala. He is P. HD scholar at MUHS Nasik. He has teaching experience of 18 years. He published total 17 books on various topics of Ayurveda. He is guest editor of Satanic Negara Ayurved Visheshank, Malegaon since 2001. He has extensive writing in Newspapers and magazine about Ayurveda for laypersons. He received 4 awards.

Preface Ayurveda is the system of medicine followed in the India from thousands of years. It has seen many ups and downs but as the Indians have been faith in this system of medicine, it has been survived since ancient times. Ayurveda is not a healing science only, but it is a comprehensive science which is related to physical, mental and social wellbeing of this universe. With advent of lifestyle disorders, the world is optimistic about Ayurveda to find solution to such types of diseases.

Panchakarma are the specialized treatment procedures of Ayurveda, which eliminate vitiated Dosha out of the body and maintain the balance in the body. Panchakarma are useful to maintain the health as well as to cure the diseases. In present era Panchakarma has been a topic of curiosity among the scholars and scientists in the healthcare sector. With advancements in the critical care medicine faculty of the modern medical science, performing Panchakarma has been become easy and safe specially to tackle the complications if occurred.

Panchakarma, though the name indicates five procedures, there are more than twenty Procedures and accessory procedures have been performed. Although, there are different methods of applications of Panchakarma indifferent states in India, the principles of Panchakarma are one and same. In the state like Kerala, these procedures have been followed as tradition since many years and some specialized procedures have been followed called as Keraliyan Panchakarma.

Due to the attraction of panchakarma, it has been identified as separate subject by the central council of Indian medicine since 2002 and separate theory and practical examinations have been conducted at undergraduate level since 2014. Now it has been taught as a separate subject in the fourth year of B.A.M.S. and syllabus has been provided by the C.C.I.M. As there are only few books available as per this syllabus, the new book was needed. It has been attempted to cover each point of the syllabus through this book in short way and Panchakarma have been explained in theoretical and practical aspects in the balanced way. I hope this book would benefit all the U.G. students to appear for the examination.

I am very thankful to Hon. Dr. Ram Harsh Singh sir for writing preface of this book. I forward my thanks to co-author Dr. Shiva and Tonde sir for his great help and inspiration in writing this book.

I am thankful to my father, mother, brother and sisters, my wife, daughter and in laws for their help.

I am thankful to management of Yashwant Ayurvedic college, Kodaly for their help. Hon. (late) Shri Yahwantekanth Patel ex MLA, founders of Yashwant ShikshanPrasarlcMandal, Kodaly, (late) Shri Pradeep Yashwant Patel administrator, Hon. Smt Parma a Pradeep Patel, Hon. Dr. JayawantPradeep Patel sir secretary Y.S.P.M and shriV.D.Patil. I am thankful to Dr. Melinda M. God bole sir, dean of Yashwant Ayurvedic college for his encouragement. I am also thankful to all teaching and non-teaching staff of Yashwant Ayurvedic college specially S.N.Ojha sir, Dr. S.P.wagh sir, Dr. N.G. Gramopadhye sir, Dr. Shrinivasan sir, Dr. Vishala Madam, Dr. M.V.Mokashi sir, Dr. S.G. Kulkarni sir, Dr. V.K. Thoravat sir, Dr. C.N.Mule sir, Dr. K.K. Jadhav madam, Dr. C.V.Patil madam, Dr. U.K Agawane sir & Dr.S.S.Khot sir, I amvery thankful to Dr. S.S.Sungare sir, Dr. Malhari K. Sirdeshpande sir.I am specially thankful to Dr. Prasad N Kulkarni sir for hisgreat help. I am thankful to all P.G. students of my department especially to Chinmay, Pritee, Madhuri and Anmol.

I extend my thanks to shri Arpit Gupta of Chaukhambha Prakashan, Varanasi for publishing this book. All the good of this book owns to the God and the Guru and all the mistakes are mine.

Suggestions, guidelines and comments are most welcome.

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