Pancakarma Siddhi

This book is based on the assessment of dasa-vidha pariksya (ten factors of examination) which make the foundation of the success of any venture. These have been described in Caraka Samhita in relation to panchakarma therapy itself. Here an effort has been made to incorporate all the required examinations needed prior to panchakarma treatment (like dosa, bhaisaja, desa, kala etc.) under these dasa-vidha pariksya bhava. Purpose of this writing is to throw light on the subject in a more practical and comprehensive manner that may beneficiate the physician during panchakarma treatment. Some of the concepts mentioned in this book may be found repeated in various places. This is due to the fact that these factors work individually as well as in combination with each other. For the sake of better understanding of the subject, it became imperative to put them at relevant places so that their importance can be emphasized. Though raktamoksana is a part of sodhana cikitsa, it has not been included under title panchakarma in any of the ayurvedic classics. As these days it is also practised as part of pancakarma therapy, parallel topics related to raktamoksana has been included in this book to make it helpful for readers. At the end of the book, an annexure has been added has some useful information which was not possible to include in the main text.