Panchkarma treatment: How Ayurvedic therapies help to detox your body

“Health is the first form of Wealth”-  Everyone’s dream is to achieve a healthy lifestyle´ is the most common and popular saying we all have been hearing since our childhood days and nothing in life is considered to be more valued than health and longevity.

Ayurveda, simply means “science of life” – Ayur is life and Ved is science, is the ancient healing science of India where each human is made up of five components – earth, water, fire, air and ether. Ayurveda emphasizes in reestablishing the balance between the mind, body and soul by creating a state of good health. Ayurveda uses various therapies for treating the illness of an individual that includes, diet, lifestyle, yoga, aromatherapy, meditation, use of herbs and other lifestyle Ayurvedic therapies in which the most effective is Panchkarma.

Panchkarma is the traditional form of Ayurvedic therapies utilized for thousands of years, used for the detoxification of body and mind that aids in rejuvenation by keeping an individual healthy, vital and young. Panchkarma, a Sanskrit word is important treatment method for any chronic illness whether it is physical or mental disease. This Ayurvedic therapy is designed to remove impurities and toxins from the body. These toxins might survives in the environment which accumulates and increases the oxidative stress, thereby harms our body system. In Ayurveda, Panchkarma deals with a different kind of toxin i.e., Ama. Ama forms in our system which is the by- product of insufficient and improper digestion. Due to its dense and sticky nature, it get accumulates into our body system and form clogs in channels that damages organs and contributes to illness. This preventive and curative therapy uses medicated ghee or oils to heal the illness of a person, both internally and externally. Moreover, Ayurvedic Panchkarma treatments also has a role in balancing the mind and emotions, and also provides relief from deep-rooted stress and restores mental calm.

This Ayurveda’s ultimate purification treatment can be administered to a normal individual for the prevention of diseases and to maintain overall health. The rainy season is considered to be the ideal season to expel toxins from the body through this therapy and helps in body detoxification. The duration it takes about 7 days to 28 days to complete four/five body detoxification processes in Panchkarma treatment centers.

Panchkarma treatment therapy is also commonly used as a purification therapy to cleanse the toxins from the body.

Panchkarma – The ultimate body detoxification therapy requires use of herbs and special diet for some days or weeks which helps in the loosening up of the toxins and brought them back for the elimination to the digestive system. In this, special medicated oils and ghee are applied on the affected body area that relaxes the whole body system. Before starting the Panchkarma treatment, the body has to be cleaned properly to help the medicine to penetrate the deeper tissues.

There are different kind of relaxing therapies involved in Panchkarma which are,

Sirodhara – In this process, patient with his/her eyes covered lied down onto the massage table where a continuous stream of oil is made to drop gently on the forehead from a specific height. This delightful therapy relaxes and rejuvenates the body, enhances the immune system and provides soothing sensation.

Ayurvedic oil massage- In this process, two practitioners massages the patient using specially medicated oil made of herbs. Massaging loosens up the Ama accumulation in the tissues and helps in its elimination.

Swedana – Swedana is the steam therapy for whole body where special herbs are poured to the steam. This steam bath procedure opens up the channels of the body that helps move toxins to the digestive system.

After applying these therapies to the body, the next step is to remove toxins from the body. This is done by administering purgative to clean the small intestine and enemas to clean colon. Nasya, the special kind of therapy is used for cleansing. In this, herbal medicated oil in prescribed dose is poured into the nostrils which are found to be very effective in managing disorders such as chest congestion sinusitis, migraine, and chronic cold.

The detoxification process includes three steps,

Purvakarma – This is the preparatory practice, where mind and body are prepared for various cleansing treatments. This treatment loosens up the toxins by increasing the Agni (body fire) that is called deepana and pachana in Ayurveda and make them ready for elimination.

Pradhana Karma – Panchkarma as the name suggests means “five detox therapies”. 

• Vamana - therapeutic vomiting (emesis) 

• Vasti- removal of toxins through the anal route

• Virechana- Oral drugs administered for cleansing and promoting bowel movement. 

•  Nasya - detoxification by nasal routes

• Raktmoshan- cleaning and detoxification of blood by blood letting

These five Ayurvedic therapies help remove stress and disease-causing toxins from the body. They helps balance Doshas which are the energies that manage all biological functions. In the Panchkarma treatment center, Ayurvedic physician determines the body type and then decides the most suitable therapy.

Paschat Karma – This is the Post therapeutic therapy that helps enhances the digestive fire. Throughout this Panchkarma treatment therapy, a strict diet and lifestyle should be followed. Medicines are orally administered to rejuvenate the body that cleanses the system from toxins/impurities.

During this Ayurvedic Panchkarma treatment, certain rules to be followed,

• The person who is undergoing Panchkarma treatment should only use warm water to bathe, drink and other certain activities.

• Sleep in the daytime is not recommended by the Ayurvedic physician during this period of Therapy. 

• Keeping awake late night is not advisable. 

• It is recommended to not consume foods that cause indigestion. 

• The body should be free from stressful activities and exertion is not recommended.

Panchkarma treatment therapy is administered to different individuals in different ways based on their body constitution. Kairali Ayurvedic center, established in the year 1989, is one of the best Ayurvedic treatment Centres with 35 centers all over the world, believes in the complete restoration of an individual’s health.

Hence, this is a rejuvenating and detoxifying Ayurvedic therapy that uses ancient medicine and guidance of professional Ayurvedic physician. Professional guidance is mandatory to experience Ayurvedic Panchkarma treatment therapy. Kairali treatment Centres provides therapies after consulting with a team of doctors who closely observes every necessary details before undergoing the Ayurvedic therapies.

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