Panchakarma treatment

Dear immortals,

*...Bahirdoshaan panchadaa....*

*Nirooham Vamanam kayashirovikaro astavsruti ||*

-Astanga hrudaya, sutrastana, chapter-14

“Panchakarma chikitsa- (detoxification procedures) is a process of treatment (with 5 different types) which involves in the removal of disease causing toxins -the root causes on any diseases from the body and helping mankind to stay healthy.

*Swastasya swastya rakshanam*

*Ayuveda’s basic principle is protecting the health of an healthy person.*

The scholars suggest any person to follow Panchakarma therapy as per seasons to improve immunity, stay healthier with long lifespans.

*Panchakarmas -5 detoxification procedures* -medications induced

  • vomiting (vamana )
  • purgation (virechana )
  • enema therapy (basti)
  • nasal cleansing (nasya)
  • Blood letting (for purification of blood-raktamokshana)

*Importance of Panchakarma in a nutshell*

The body possess dosha’s- the nutritional factors, either in increased or decreased amounts in different stages depending on the day, night, season, childhood, youth, adulthood, before in take of food, while digesting, after complete digestion, fear, courage, compassion, hatred, selfish or non selfish states etc.,. This vitiated abnormal nutritional factors(Dosha) in different stages can lead to disorders.

For example-

Agni and vata dosha increases before food intake of food, Kapha increases after consumption of food, kapha and pitta increase while digestion of food and after digestion vata increases.

I.e with the urge of hunger for nutrients Agni- vata( hunger) increases, after consumption of food - nutrients increases in the stomach and liver called increased Kapha avastha, later their chemical composition breakdown to incorporate with blood when combo of kapha with pitta increases and after absorption of these nutrients in the tissues vata dosha increases.

Not burning the calories with required workouts when these molecular chains of chemicals are abnormally high, or doing strenuous activities when they are too low or the influence of age and seasons or the mental status like fear or depression can lead to irregular arrangement of molecules on their chemical chains and causes metabolic or auto immune disorders. These improper chemical chains give much scope for the viral or bacterial infections.

The Panchakarma therapy balances the excessive or decreased unwanted chemicals in the body of any person from childhood to adulthood in any seasons ( warm or cold seasons) and stabilizes their health. Hence it provides richness to the mankind by protecting their health.

Let’s know in depth knowledge about these 5 detoxification procedures(panchakarma) from tomorrow.

*“DO NOT GO OUT but GO INSIDE YOUR HEART” no restrictions for this.*

_*Everything Goes Good; Goodness Happens To All*_

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