Panchakarma
Panchakarma
Five Basic Cleansing Methods
The Sanskrit term Panchkarma translates five therapeutic procedures.Pancha refers to the number five and the karma refers to the therapy that brings about homeostasis by way of evacuation of accumulated morbid dosha. These therapies cleanse the body of toxins to improve functions and restore a balanced and healthy system.
Vaman
Therapeutic Vomiting/ Emesis Therapy
Vamana karma is a process of expelling the dosha accumulated in the amashaya(gastrium) by oral administration of emetics.This therapy eliminates the diseases caused by excessive Kapha.
INDICATIONS
Chronic rhinitis
Various skin diseases
Acute fever of duration less than 7 days
Cough
Bronchial asthma
Difficulty in swallowing or painful swallowing
Thyroid enlargement
Diabetes
Impaired appetite
Indigestion
Acid peptic disease
Consumption of poison
Spontaneous bleeding from rectal or urethral route
Excessive salivation
Lymphadenitis
Benign swellings
Epilepsy
Psychological disorders
Obesity
Diseases of heart
Atrophic rhinitis
Otitis media
Epiglottis
Elongated uvula
Pharyngitis
Disorders due to vitiated kapha dosha
Virechana
Therapeutic Purgation Therapy
Virechana is therapeutic procedure evacuation of the fecal matter and other accumulation of dosha in the lower gastrointestinal tract through the anal route. Diseases caused by excess pitta, Ayurveda has therapeutic purgation therapies.
INDICATIONS
Febrile illness
Skin diseases
Diabetes mellitus
Fistula in ano
Diseases characterized by tendency of spontaneous bleeding from the upper routes like mouth, nostrils etc.
Spleen enlargement
Gulma
Malignant tumors
Thyroid swelling
Cystic swellings
Worm infestation
Worm infestation
Burning sensation in the mouth
Disorders of the heart
Pigmented spots on face
Bluish pigmentation
Tastelessness
Watering of the eyes
Nasal discharge
Chlorosis
Gynecological disorder
disorder of abdominal region
Basti
Medicated Oil/Decoction Enema Therapy
The administration of the liquid medicine through the rectal, urethral or vaginal route is collectively referred by the name Basti.
There are mainly two treatments in Basti:
Snehbasti – Oil Enema Therapy
Kashayabasti – Herbal Decoction Enema Therapy
INDICATIONS
Neurological disorder involving the whole body
Disorders related to the abdomen
Obstruction to the passage of flatus
Obstruction to void urine
Constipation
Obstructed ejaculation
Reduction in physical strength
Emaciation
Reversal of the course of vata dosha
Painful finger joints
Increased warmth in the body
Abdominal mass
Abdominal pain
Disease of the heart
Fistula in ano
Psychological illness
Scrotal swelling
Headache
Earache
Precordial pain
Pain in the sides of the body
Backache
Low back ache
Tremors
Convulsions
Feeling of the heaviness in the different body parts
Decrease in the menstrual flow
Abnormality of the gastric fire
Pain in the buttocks
Painful knee joints
Pain in legs
Pain in thigh
Painful ankle
Pain in feet
Vaginal pain
Anal pain
Ischaemic limb disease
lock jaw
Complicated labour
Painful micturition
Raktmokshan
Blood Letting/ Leech Therapy
The surgical procedure of allowing the blood to bleed for therapeutic purposes is known by the name Raktamokshana It is one of the miraculous treatments mentioned in the Ayurveda. Removing of vitiated Rakta dosha from the body by means of venous puncture, leech etc.
INDICATIONS
Skin eruptions
Bleeding disorders Menorrhagia
Proctitis
Suppurative lesion of the penis
Stomatitis
Splenic enlargement
Abdominal mass
Abscess
Blue pigmentation
Jaundice
Pigmentation of the face
Moles
Fungal infection of the dermis
Leukoderma
