Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
Pachana means ‘to digest’ or ‘to cook dinner’.
Pachana is a vital remedy precept and in addition a remedy in Ayurveda. By default, Pachana means ‘Ama Pachana’.
Pachana medicines are supposed to digest ama. Ama is an intermediate product of digestion. It’s fashioned because of the motion of weak digestive hearth on the meals, which ends up in improper digestion of meals or indigestion. The meals which is undigested turns into ama. This ama is a sticky substance, of the character of kapha, and tends to dam the channels of the physique.
Sama Doshas, Dhatus and Malas
Ama additionally mixes up with the doshas and makes them persist with the partitions of the channels and tissues. That is referred to as as sama doshas.
Likewise, affiliation of dhatus with ama results in sama dhatus. This can result in depletion of tissue features and gradual destruction of the identical. Malas – excreta related to ama can’t be excreted correctly and types endo-toxins in the long term. Ama additionally weakens the metabolism – agni – at intestine and mobile degree. The physique is deceived by diet and the physique turns into weak and drained.
Pachana medicines assist in digestion of this ama. This helps to free the doshas, dhatus and malas from their affiliation with ama. Dissolution of ama will allow the morbid doshas to return from the tissues the place they have been adhering to the tissue partitions, to the intestine, from the place they are often simply faraway from the intestine by administering shodhana – vamana or virechana relying on the dosha.
As a rule, sama doshas shouldn’t be faraway from the physique till ama has been separated from them.
This exhibits the significance of Pachana Chikitsa within the preparation of the affected person for shodhana additionally and is actually an necessary and obligatory step within the purvakarma i.e. pre-operative procedures of shodhana.
Why is Pachana a sort of Shamana?
Pachana is included in Shamana as a result of it fulfils the factors of Shamana Chikitsa i.e.
– It helps within the technique of elimination of elevated / morbid doshas however won’t eradicate the doshas by itself and therefore it’s shamana.
– It can additionally not enhance the opposite doshas that are in a state of stability.
– Whereas satisfying the above mentioned circumstances, Shamana is able to bringing the irregular doshas to a state of normalcy.
Why is Pachana included beneath Langhana?
Pachana has additionally been included beneath Langhana Chikitsa because it brings about lightness of the physique as per definition of langhana. Acharya Charaka provides particular indications for administration of Pachana.
What are the indications for Pachana?
येषां मध्यबला रोगाः कफपित्तसमुत्थिताः| वम्यतीसारहृद्रोगविसूच्यलसकज्वराः||२०||
विबन्धगौरवोद्गारहृल्लासारोचकादयः| पाचनैस्तान् भिषक् प्राज्ञः प्रायेणादावुपाचरेत्||२१||
Pachana must be administered in sufferers affected by Madhya Bala Roas i.e. ailments having average energy and of kapha-pitta in origin, just like the under talked about ones –
– Vami – vomiting
– Atisara – diarrhea
– Hrdroga – coronary heart ailments
– Visuchika – cholera
– Alasaka – sluggishness of intestines
– Jwara – fevers
– Vibandha – constipation,
– Gaurava – heaviness of the physique,
– Udgara – belching
– Hrllasa – nausea
– Arochaka – tastelessness, anorexia and so on.
An clever doctor ought to first deal with the above mentioned circumstances with pachana chikitsa.
What are the examples of herbs which result in Pachana?
Beneath talked about are among the necessary Pachana Dravyas –
– Shunti – Zingiber officinale, Ginger
– Maricha – Piper nigrum, Black pepper
– Pippalimula – Roots of Piper longum (Lengthy pepper)
– Dhanyaka – Coriandrum sativum, Coriander
– Musta – Cyperus rotundus
– Lavanga – Syzygium aromaticum, Clove
– Mulaka – Raphanus sativus, Radish
– Haritaki – Terminalia chebula
– Bibhitaki – Terminalia bellirica
– Amalaki – Emblica officinalis, Indian gooseberry
– Haridra – Curcuma longa, turmeric
– Daruharidra – Berberis aristata
– Kushta – Sausurea lappa
– Vacha – Acorus calamus
– Katuki – Picrorrhiza kurroa
– Nagakesara – Messua ferrea
– Patha – Cissampelos pareira
– Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica
– Guduchi – Tinospora cordifolia
– Dashamula – ten roots of Bilva – Aegle marmelos and so on herbs
– Patola – Trichosanthes dioica, pointed gourd
– Bhallataka – Semicarpus anacardium
– Kiratatikta – Swertia chirayata
– Karavellaka – Momordica charantia, bitter gourd
– Shigru – Moringa oliefera, Drumstick
– Atasi – Linum usitatissimum, Flax
