One popular Ayurvedic concept is Panchakarma Treatment because of its positive impact upon fitness, general health, vigour and to initiate self-healing. Ayurvedic offers unique Ayurvedic treatments like Panchakarma and Karkidaka Chikitsa.
About Panchakarma Therapy
Panchakarma refers to 5 actions and is mainly detoxification therapy to eliminate toxins from body. It cleanses as well as heals the body system, thereby revitalizing the immune system to help prepare self-healing process. It involves several complementing therapies, depending upon individual medical history, current medical conditions, age, constitution, dosha imbalances, metabolism, etc. The therapy uses herbal concoctions, herbal powders and herbal oils.
The different procedures include:
- Shirodhara
- Abhyanga
- Swedana
- Basti
- Udhulana
- Nasya
There are also recommended other therapeutic procedures to purge body toxins. Discomfort or uneasiness is not felt at any time. But malaise might be experienced during purging period by certain procedures like during toxin excretion time through induced bowl movement and vomiting.
Why Panchakarma therapy?
It is therapeutic, provides multi-support and follows the principle of toxins creating dosha imbalance, causing ailments. The procedure causes several events, thereby having greater impact upon the body.
Some key therapies used by Panchakarma therapy
Vaman: Helps to combat chronic health conditions associated with respiratory gastrointestinal tract. It induces weight loss and improves metabolic rate.
Virechan: It combats few common ailments like gynaecological problems, diabetes, anaemia, heart disease skin conditions, etc.
Basti: This purification therapy regulates bowel movement, while curing haemorrhoids.
Nasya: It treats disorders arising in head and face area, while arresting premature greying, hair fall, insomnia, headache, sinusitis, respiratory disorders and allergies,
Raktamoksha: It treats skin problems and is blood purifying therapy to help treat dandruff, hyper-pigmentation, psoriasis, dermatitis, acne, etc.
Panchakarma therapy benefits
- Removes toxins
- Revives slow metabolism
- Restores dosha balance
- Reinforces tissue functioning
- Boosts strength, immunity, energy & stamina levels,
- Delays ageing
- Reduces stress
