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The word Panchakarma has two parts “Pancha” means five and “karma” means therapy. The five therapies are Vamanam, Virechanam, Nasyam, Vasthi, Raktha moksham. Panchakarma treatments help to clean the different body channels. Thereby helps to restore the health and strengthening the immune system. It depends and varies from individual according to the body type, doshic imbalance, age, digestive strength, immune status etc. there are preoperative procedure for panchakarma “Snehana and swedhana”- oleation and sudation procedure helps to collect the toxins from different part of the body and gets concentrated in the middle portion of body. From there it is eliminated either through the upper channel or lower. This is what happening in panchakarma procedures.
In this procedure patients are induced to vomit. This stage is for purifying your chest and stomach. When there is congestion in the lungs causing repeated attacks of bronchitis, cold and cough. Vamanam is administrated to eliminate the Kapha causing the excess mucus. All Kapha related diseases are cured by this therapy. This treatment is a cure for chronic respiratory problems and allergic skin disorders. Etc.
It is purgation process, which concentrates on purifying your entire body along with vascular system. Pitha diseases are cured by this process. This eliminates the toxic or waste matters from the intestine by administrating therapeutic purgation or a therapeutic laxative. In case of jaundice, piles also Virechanam is given... This method also helps us to get rid of various skin related problem.
Inhalation of medicated oil through the nose is called Nasyam. In this medicated oil are poured into nostrils. This is used in treating headaches including migraine, cervical spondylosis, facial palsy etc. The patients gets wonderful relief from all the above problems after practicing Nasyam by pouring medicated Ayurvedic oils or other prescribed medicines into the nasal cavity.
a. Kashayavasthi (Aasthaapana). During this procedure patients are subjected to medicated enema using time tested Ayurvedic preparations. The aim of this process is to solve any rheumatic and neurological problems in the body. It relieves constipation, kidney stones, backaches, sciatica and all types of joint pains. Obesity is another problem which Vasthi has proved to be the remedy.
b. Thailavasthi (Anuvaasan) Medicated oil is used for enema. All vatha aggravated diseases like joint disorders, paralysis, constipation, arthritis, urinary and reproductive disorders Anuvaasan is given.
It is the best remedy for all ailments caused by impure blood. During this procedure, thrust is given on treatments developed for purifying the blood in the body. Obviously, this process is the best cure for skin eruptions, psoriasis etc.
Diet is very important during and after Panchakarma. After the purification process, when the patient feels hungry at that time he can have Kitchari (mix veg meal). The patient should have it for three to four days with slowly increasing the quantity of intake with other item like ginger, pepper, salt green gram soup and other pulse soups gradually adding to the diet and increasing the quantity gradually also. Panchakarma is a very special Ayurvedic process and requires highly trained and skillful ayurvedic physician.
Before the sodhana therapy, there are some Poorva karmas (pretreatment) like snehana (oleation therapy) and swedana (sudation). This helps in the easy elimination of the doshas. This brings the doshas from the vitiated site to come into the koshta or to its normal site. This is the pradan karma or main treatment. From there it is eliminated through proper routs by emesis, purgation etc. After this main treatment, the digestive fire becomes weakened. To correct this, light and easily digestible diet is given in the form of liquid at first and gradually comes to the normal diet. This constitutes the Paschath karma (post treatment).
