Panchakarma is not only focused on detoxifying the body, instead it is also used for rejuvenation of the body by strengthening the immune system and restoring balance and well-being. It is the most effective healing modalities in Ayurveda. This can also be recommended on a seasonal basis.
In Ayurveda, Panchakarma means ‘five actions’/’five treatments’ that mainly cleanse the body from all toxic materials caused with effected diseases, poor nutritions, and enviornmental toxins. Normally the body itself remove these waste items from the body. With a result of dietary indiscretions, lack of exercise, lifestyle, and genetic predisposition, the body gets accumulated with toxins that results in various diseases. This accumulation of toxins and waste is called ‘ama’.
Panchakarma treatment help you to remove the excess toxins from the body and correct all imbalances that cause harmful effects. Overall Panchakarma purifies tissues at deep level.
Benefits of Panchakarma include:
• Completely purifies the body
• Riddance of toxins
• Speeding up the metabolism
• Reducing weight
• Enhancing the strength of digestive fire
• Opening up of blocked channels
• Relaxing the mind and body
• Rejuvenation of tissues
• Boosts Immunity
• Relieves stress
Todays life is mainly filled with stress and pollutants that results in poor health of your tissues and circulation system. Panchakarma mainly utilizes a combination of massage, special foods, nutritional directives, mellow fasting and colon treatments that makes the body free from all accumulated toxins. By having a Panchakarma treatment, it affects an individual in many ways. You can feel the changes on mental, physical and emotional levels. This is a natural part of healing procedure for an ideal wellbeing.
Five Panchakarma Therapies include:
1. Vaman
This treatment is given to a patient if the toxins are accumulatted in the upper cavities of the body. This treatment includes therapies and some Ayurvedic medicines (emetic medicines and decoction). This makes the patient vomit that helps in disposing the poisons from the body tissues. Vaman treatment is suggetsed basically for Kapha dominated body like weight gain, asthma and hyperacidity.
2. Virechan
In Virechan, clearing of the bowels is performed due to the purgation or disposal of the toxins. The patient is given a natural purgative that encourage clearing of the guts and purifying the body toxins. his treatment is prescribed mainly for Pitta dominated body.
3. Basti
Basti treatment holds huge advantages, mainly for convoluted and chronic diseases. This trteatment is mainly advised for Vata dominated conditions like arthritis, piles and constipation .
4. Nasya
Nasya treatment is extremely effective in clearing and purging the head area. Before the treatment, a delicate massage is given to the head and sholuder areas.
5. Raktamokshan
Raktamokshan treatment is mainly used to cleanse the blood and viable ailments cased due to the impurity in blood. This treatment can be done in a purticular area or for the complete body. It can be done for skin infections like psoriasis, dermatitis and local lesions such as abscesses and pigmentation.
If you ever wish to start a Panchakarma program consult an expert that gives you the best results. The Panchakarma program starts with an intensive examination of the whole body by an Ayurvedic Physician, that empowers the specialist to prescribe a therapy according to an individual’s well-being. As your Panchakarma medicines advances, you will be given some special ayurvedic diet routine that are mixed with specific medicinal plants and basic oils to use at home. This kind of teatment helps to animate your liver and stomach related organs, and there by helps them to cleanse toxins.
