Panchakarma Therapies - Basic Concepts

Hello Readers and My Dear Patients,

According to “Ayurveda” the ancient science of life stands for attaining the “moksha” means the liberation from the mind and body and fuse together with the eternal soul.

Every living body having the part of eternal soul,that's why the physical and mental growth is happening.

 In order to attain the liberation,our body and mind should be purified – Indian Philosophy says.

For purifying the the mind and body “Ayurveda” suggests the following methods.

The purification treatments classified into two,

1.swasthavrutham (cleansing the body of a healthy person and rejuvenating the system hence maintaining the complete physical and mental health)

2.athuravrutham (treating the diseased state of a person and attaining the complete physical and mental health)

The treatment methods mainly clasified into two,brumhanam and lankanam.

Brumhanam means which uplifts the growth rate,rejuvenates and nourishing the body.

Langhanam means which clears the blockages of body channels,promotes the circulation of lymph,blood,nervine functions and gives lightness to the body.

The Lankhana chikitsa again subdivided into Cleansing,Pacifying and surgical correction.

The Cleansing treatments again subdivided into external and internal.

The external treatments are snehanam (Uzhichil,pizhichil,dhara etc.), 

Abyangam,Parishekam,Shirolepanam,Udwarthanam,Swedanam etc.

The internal methods are vamanam,virechanam,vasthi,nasyam,rakthamoksham.

 They are known as the “panchakarma” chikitsa. 

They are Vomiting,Purging,medicated enema,Nasal application and blood letting.

After the five fold purification methods if the impure Dosha remains,then we do the pacifying treatments known as Samana chikitsa.

In some cases if the body not impure much or the Dosha not vitiated much,here we can apply the pacifying treatment alone will be enough.

In short,the treatments divided into two – cleansing and pacifying.

For the cleansing treatment we applying the five fold purification methods called “panchakarma therapy”.

They are as follows;

1.vamanam (medically induced vomitting)

2.Virechanam (medically induced Purgation)

3.Vasthi (medicated enema)

4.Nasyam (Medicinal application through nostrils)

5. Rakthamoksham (draining out the impure blood)

And for the Pacifying treatment methods are fasting,diet adjustment,lifestyle adjustments,exercises,expose to wind,expose to sun light. 

Herbal medications and external oil treatments depending upon the conditions and severity of the illnesses.

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DR.T.L.XAVIER  B.A.M.S

Importance of laxatives in Ayurveda treatment

Hello Readers and My Dear Patients,

Importance of laxatives in Ayurveda treatment;

In most of the Ayurveda prescriptions will have the Laxative medication either in medicated oil, ghee or Powder form.

 Ayurveda believes  the principle “prevention is better than cure” and in general all the illnesses is treating with the cleansing therapy.

In Ayurveda cleansing and rejuvenating the system in order to attain the balanced state of the three life forces and maintains the healthy state of mind and body.

The treatment basically classified into two, Pacifying and Cleansing. 

After the Cleansing therapy Pacifying medication will be continuing till attain the perfect health.

  And also in cases where the illness is not that severe and do not affected the system deeply,here directly going for the Pacifying  medications.

The Cleansing therapy is involving five steps,five fold cleansing therapy called ‘Panchakarma’ therapy. 

They are Vomiting (Vamanam),Purgation (Virechanam), Medicated enema (vasthi), Medication through Nostrils (Nasyam) and the blood letting (Rakthamoksham).

 The Physician will fix the suitable methods upon the need of the condition of patient.

The Purgation (Virechanam) can be two forms either as the part of cleansing therapy or mild cleansing (mrudhu virechanam).

How the purgative medicine works?

In a diseased stage, the body contaminated in blocked channels all along the body (Srothas).

That is happening in two ways:

1.       When the wind element (Vatha Dosha)aggravates, drying up the lubricating agents in each and every tissues.

2.       When the Earth and Water elements (Kapha Dosha) aggravates there also the blockages occurring due to the fat accumulation excessively.

In both of the above cases,we have to take effort to clear the blockages by various methods. 

Purgation with laxative medicines is one among them.

 When we take the mild laxatives regularly it digesting and clearing the blocks and taking the impurities to the stomach then draining out.

 It promotes the better circulation of body fluids and proper functioning of the nervous system. 

And also  the absorption of food and eliminating the waste through sweat ,urine and stools will happen properly. 

Then we apply the medication to rejuvenate the system simultaneously, hence we get rid of the illnesses.

Hope you got a brief idea,your comments always will be appreciated .

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Basic Concepts of "Panchakarma" Therapy.

According to “Ayurveda” the ancient science of life stands for attaining the “moksha” means liberation from the mind and body and fuse together with the eternal soul.

Every living body having the part of eternal soul,that's why the physical and mental growth is happening. In order to attain the liberation,our body and mind should be purified – Indian Philosophy says.

For purifying the the mind and body “ayurveda” suggests the following methods.

The purification treatments classified into two,

1.swasthavrutham (cleansing the body of a healthy person and rejuvenating the system hence maintaining the complete physical and mental health)

2.athuravrutham (treating the diseased state of a person and attaining the complete physical and mental health)

The treatment methods mainly classified into two,brumhanam and lankanam.

Brumhanam means which uplifts the growth rate,rejuvenates and nourishing the body.

Langhanam means which clears the blockages of body channels,promotes the circulation of lymph,blood,nerve functions and gives lightness to the body

The Lankhana chikitsa again subdivided into Cleansing,Pacifying and surgical correction.

The Cleansing treatments again subdivided into external and internal.

The external treatments are snehanam (Uzhichil,pizhichil,dhara etc.),Abyangam,Parishekam,Shirolepanam,Udwarthanam,Swedanam etc.

The internal methods are vamanam,virechanam,vasthi,nasyam,rakthamoksham. They are kown as the “panchakarma” chikitsa. They are Vomiting,Purging,medicated enema,Nasal application and blood letting.

After the five fold purification methods if the impure Dosha remains,then we do the pacifying treatments known as Samana chikitsa.

In some cases if the body not impure much or the Dosha not vitiated much,here we can apply the pacifying treatment alone will be enough.

In short,the treatments divided into two – cleansing and pacifying.

For the cleansing treatment we applying the five fold purification methods called “panchakarma therapy”.

They are as follows;

1.vamanam (medically induced vomiting)

2.Virechanam (medically induced Purging)

3.Vasthi (medicated enema)

4.Nasyam (Medicinal application through nostrils)

5. Rakthamoksham (draining out the impure blood)

And for the Pacifying treatment methods are fasting,diet adjustment,lifestyle adjustments,exercises,expose to wind,expose to sun light. Herbal medications and external oil treatments depending upon the conditions and severity of the illnesses.

Thank you for reading and sharing my blogs.

DR.T.L.XAVIER  B.A.M.S