Vaman therapy can cure a number of diseases. These include anemia chronic indigestion, sinus problems, cough and cold. Certain chronic diseases like diabetes can be treated by this therapy. Disorders such as epilepsy; other skin diseases, fever and loss of appetite can also be cured using Vaman therapy. Ayurvedic Practitioners recommend this same therapy for cases involving repeated attacks of tonsillitis. According to recent studies certain symptoms of asthma can be cured using the Vaman therapy.

The kapha toxins accumulated in the body and the respiratory tract are effectively removed by Vaman, one of the five therapies of Panchakarma in Ayurveda. Vaman is therapeutic vomiting, which is a medicated emesis therapy. People with high imbalance of kapha are given this type of treatment, which loosens and mobilizes the toxins, in an effort to eliminate them from the body. Waste products (vitiated dosha) are eliminated through the upper gastrointestinal tract. The vitiated kapha are eliminated through the mouth. After vomiting, the sinus is cleared, which in turn provides relief from congestion, wheezing and breathlessness.