These days, Ayurveda is considered to the most widely utilized term. But it is considered to be among the oldest treatment form practiced. The term treatment system is rather the new millennium’s proven practice. With Ayurveda gaining immense importance, people from across the globe have been experiencing the rejuvenating natural treatment. The current generation is found to be more interested in having a healthy body and mind. Ayurveda has been divided into 8 branches, termed as ‘Ashangaveda’.
Ayurveda’s healing power has work wonders and has helped many lives. One popular enter to avail Ayurveda treatment is Kerala, which is known for its natural beauty does draw special attention. This rejuvenating therapy is combined with meditation, massage, exercise, aroma, yoga and diet, etc.
Health science or Ayurveda is said to be around 5,000 years old practiced by the age old Indian Health-Care System. Ancestors followed this system which is rightly stated to be a special gift for the followers of Ayurveda. It prescribes health lifestyle, based upon Vedic philosophy to help the person to recover from various types of illness. The major constituent for any type of illness taking place within the human body is Kapha, Pitha and Yatha (Tridoshas). The body’s harmony with five nature elements does help maintain healthy life.
Treatment includes the following
Dhaynamladhara: It is a warm herbal solution that is poured for 14 days for an hour daily over all parts of the body. It is wonderful for rheumatic paralysis.
Abhayangam: This oil massage is effective for obesity and is performed for 14 days for 45 minutes a day regularly.
Dhara: It is pouring of some herbal liquids, butter milk and medicated milk, etc. on the head region for 45 minutes a day for about 7-21 days. It is wonderful for skin diseases, mental tension, etc.
Kizhi: This is performed for 7-14 days for an hour regularly. This process makes use of herbal powders and herbal leaves combined with medicated warm oil. It is good for arthritis with swelling, osteo arthritis and spondilosis, etc.
Kativasthi: Warm medicated oil combined with herbal paste is applied on lower back region of the body. It is found effective to treat back pain and spinal disorders.
Ksheeradhoomam: It is a milk steam treatment that is found effective to treat speech disorders, facial paralysis and various types of nervous disorders taking place in the face.
Nasyam: It can help to cure skin diseases, mental disorders, headaches and other ailments. This medicated oil gets applied for about 7-14 days through the nose.
Lepanam: It is a medicated herbal paste that is applied over inflamed area.
Pizhichil: Lukewarm herbal oil is applied over the whole body and is left for around an hour or more and continued for about 7-14 days.
Jnavara Kizhi: It is an effective treatment to get relief from joint pain, high blood pressure, rheumastism, etc. This medication is rather a mixture of cooked rice, balamoola kashaya and cow’s milk. It is applied over the whole body and massaged with pressure.
Snhapanam: Medicated ghee needs to be consumed for about 8-12 days. This treatment is effective to treat psoriasis, arthritis and leukemia.
Shiro Vasthi: On the patient’s head is fitted a type of cap, where herbal oil gets poured for around 15 minutes to an hour and continued for 7-41 days.
Udvarthanam: This massage uses special power and is effective to relieve paralysis, obesity, rheumatism, etc. it is performed daily for 30-45 minutes for around 14-28 days.
Thalam: Special powder is mixed with medicated oil and applied on the head top region. It helps to treat ENT problems, migraine, insomnia, etc.
Urovasthi: Warm medicated oil is applied on the chest and kept for approximately 45 minutes. It is effective to treat respiratory problems and asthma.
Yoni prakshalanam: In this therapy, the genital organs are purified. Medicated oils are applied through vaginal route which is also good to treat gynecologic disorders.
Vasthi: This herbal oil is a medicated enema that is applied through rectum region. It is known to treat chronic constipation, paralysis, rheumatism and gastric complaints, etc.
Some precautions to be taken
- People suffering from serious renal and liver problems are not to avail oil massage.
- Blood pressure including other parameters needs to be normal while starting with any massage.
- ‘Jnavara kizhi’ for whole body is not prescribed for those who are diabetic, renal, hepatic and obsessed.
- ‘SiroDhara’ not recommended to those suffering from cerebral thrombosis.
- Intensive steam bath allowed only under strict supervision and guidance of physician.
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