Panchakarma
Panchakarma ("Pancha" means five and "karma" means treatment) is done to detoxify the body according to Ayurveda.[1] The five procedures are claimed to eliminate the vitiated Doshas from the body.[2] They are Vamana (Emesis),[3] Virechana (Purgation), Niroohavasti (Decoction enema), Nasya (Instillation of medicine through nostrils), and Anuvasanavasti (Oil enema).[4][5] Nirooha, Anuvasana and Uttaravasthi[6] form the basic types of Vasti. The term Panchasodhana includes Vamana, Virechana, Nasya, Nirooha, and Rakthamoksha (Blood letting).[5]
Pre Panchakarma procedures
It is important to prepare the body before carrying out these Pancahkarmas. The following process is followed before carrying out the Panchakarma procedure
Snehana: Snehana means Oleation or to make smooth. (मार्दव)
Swedana: This procedure is very important to liquefy the vitiated Doshas inside the body (which are already made soft by oleation / स्नेहन procedure), later to be brought to Koshtha (कोष्ठ), which will be eliminated by inducing either Vamana / Virechana.
References
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- ↑ http://ayurvedamysore.org/treatments/panchakarma/
