Panchakarma is the new Ayurvedic detoxification of mind and body. It also helps to strengthen the immune system and restore well-being and health. It is a collection of therapies that are highly based on individual purposes. Ayurvedic constitution type like digestive fire, imbalances, immune status, age, health conditions, and other factors. Depending on an individual’s requirement or different therapies.
Ayurveda defines health as a good condition where the body is clear from toxins and organs do normal functions, the emotions are calm and the mind is at peace and happy. During a toxic and stressful environment, the mental and physical system builds toxins that lead to deterioration in body and mind functions, which increase the chances of disease risk. These can cause serious diseases and damage wellness and health.
Five Panchakarma Therapies
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Vaman
Image SourceIn this therapy, a patient is given inside and outside Oleation and fomentation medicines for some days which have therapies, and some other ayurvedic medicines. Once the toxins get dissolved and build up in the upper cavities of the body, the patient is given decoction and emetic medicines. This enables vomiting and helps in disposing of the poisons from the body tissues. Vaman treatment is specifically suggested commonly for Kapha-dominated states, such as asthma, weight gain, and hyperacidity.
Virechan
Image SourceIn Virechan, disposal or purgation of toxins happens from the clearing of bowels. During this treatment also, the patient is provided inside and outside Oleation and treatment fomentation. After that point, the patient is provided a natural purgative to improve gut clearing and purifying from toxins in the body. This therapy is recommended fundamentally for Pitta-dominated states, such as jaundice, herpes zoster, celiac infection, and colitis.
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Basti
Image SourceControlling medicated substances by enema is the exceptional commitment of Ayurveda to the therapeutic world. The treatment has more advantages, specifically in convoluted and severe diseases. According to the nature of the disease, homegrown decoctions, ghee, oils, or milk are managed into the rectum and this has incredibly good effects. This therapy is too big degree strong against Vata-dominated conditions, such as piles, arthritis, and constipation.
Nasya
Image SourceThis treatment is very effective in cleansing and purifying the head area. At the starting of the treatment, the shoulder and head parts are given a delicate fomentation and massage. After that, nasal drops are controlled in both nostrils. This gets the cleaning of the complete head part and prevents headache, cerebral pain, sleep disorder, hair problems, sinusitis, neurological disorders, respiratory ailments, and chronic rhinitis.
Raktamokshan
Image SourceThe treatment is good for cleansing the blood and prevent disease caused by impure blood. It can be performed in a specific part of the whole body. This therapy is particularly good in different skin infections like dermatitis, psoriasis, and in local injuries like pigmentation and abscesses.
Raktamoksha (bloodletting)
Raktamoksha is bloodletting is also a technique for blood purification. Blood becomes impure because of food and activities that increase Kapha and pitta. For eliminating the impure blood, these methods are used. There are 4 different types of methods utilized:
Siravedha (cutting the blood vessel)
jalouka (application of leech)
Prachanda (pricking)
sringa, ghatika, alabu, (application of horn etc.)
Paschatkarma (Post Panchakarma Regimen)
a.Aahaara or Peyadi Krama
It is a dietary prescription and plays a major role. Peyadikrama is a technique to increase the digestive fire strength by providing a lighter diet, to begin with, and slowly getting the patient to a normal diet.
Vihaara NIRUHA BASTI
Image SourceIt is a lifestyle prescription and provides more benefits. It has to be followed for the correct number of days for which Panchakarma is performed. For some time, one has to follow a strict diet and later gradually taper into a normal lifestyle. Apart from pre, ongoing, and post technique, in the classical texts some other methods that are subsidiary to Panchakarma are also mentioned are:
Dhumapana (medicated smoking)
Uganda (holding medicated materials in the mouth)
Kavala (gargling)
Anjana (collyrium)
Pratisarana (applying a coat of the drug paste to mouth)
Karna Purana (applying for medicine in ears)
Mukhalepa (application on face)
Murdha tail (applying oil on the head)
Ascyotana (eye drops)
tarpana & putapaka (eye medications)
Benefits Eczema
Eczema means reaction patterns in the skin, which can be either chronic or acute. It causes swelling, skin itching, flakes, dryness, and redness. Most of the time, it affects eyebrows, ears, central face, and armpits. It is known to be induced when the immunity of the body is getting influenced. Therefore, toxins in the body build up. Panchakarma helps to lower Eczema effects by toning and soothing the skin and remove toxins from the skin. It focuses on skin cleansing and detoxification.
Treatment of Psoriasis
Image SourcePsoriasis is a disease of inflammation that happens because of different reasons for getting induced. It is characterized by higher epidermal proliferation because of increasing vell division over the basal layer of skin. It focuses on blood purification and tissues during psoriasis treatment. Make sure to strengthen skin tissues and use the different herbs. Psoriasis can be a chronic ailment. Therefore, it becomes the responsibility of the user to balance the rejuvenation of the skin after the treatment.
Helps regenerate Acne Vulgaris modified skin
Image SourceThe extra production of oil helps to blocks the hair follicles, which leads to acne. It is very common in adolescents and young adults and induces permanent scars. Therefore, it is treated is important, especially if the condition is severe. Panchakarma uses several approaches to treat acne vulgaris. It first helps to balance diet and improve your digestion; the second step helps to detox the blood and skin and increase purification of the liver and digestive system to ensure the condition does not happen again.
Vitiligo
Image SourceIt is a pigmentation problem that generally influences hands, neck, wrists, and back. Research indicates that happens by an auto-immunological process of the body, which is a condition where the immune system of your body begins attacking the body itself. In Panchakarma, it is thought
Vitiligo is happened by several imbalances in the body, which influences the immune system. Therefore, 4 pronged treatments are performed to help with Vitiligo.
Fat and Cellulite reduction of the skin
Image SourceA stimulating herbal paste is used to remove the lymphatic toxins in the body to lower fat and cellulite. It is followed by a herbal bath where the body is warmed to remove any type of emotional, mental, and physical stress deep within the skin tissues.
Pain Management
Image SourceThere are different skin problems and muscle problems, which can lead to permanent chronic or acute pain. It is prevalent when you get older. Panchakarma provides pain management services for this purpose also.
Detoxing the Body and Restoring the Mind
Image SourceSince the process focuses on body purification at different levels in stages, it removes toxins and boosts digestive fire. It helps to restore the natural healing process of the body. It allows the body to function for a healthy life. A healthy body automatically plants healthy thoughts and fills the soul and body with positivity.
Balance the Prakriti of body
Image SourceA well-functioning body is a place where all the Prakriti such as Vata, Pitta, and Kapha remains balanced. Panchakarma treatment helps to balance and prevent diseases from happening because of increased Prakriti.
Improves Eating Habits and Sleep Pattern
Image SourceThe course of the treatment means a balanced and healthy lifestyle. It involves eating a balanced diet, doing meditation and yoga, improved sleep, and avoiding unhealthy food habits. Practicing the same in everyday routine is the best way for a healthy body.
Eliminates Stress
Image SourceStress is a silent killer of health. The growing lifestyle causes stress even faster. During treatment, one has to keep away the social media and technology. This itself keeps you stress from certain news and circumstances. Thus, the panchakarma treatment ensures to clear the blocked channels to allow natural energy flow in the body and lower stress, and boost health.
Helps in Weight loss
Image SourceOne of the best effective and proven ways for weight loss is to perform panchakarma therapy. The build-up toxin causes to prevents dead cell exfoliation in the body, so this therapy helps to remove dead cells and help in weight loss. Therefore, ama removal implies the toxic weight and restores the natural ability of the body to manage ideal weight.
How Do You Lose Weight with Panchakarma?
Obesity is a disorder of metabolism that occurred by impaired metabolism. It helps to improve metabolism by removing and cleansing toxins. When the metabolism of the body is low, the carbohydrates and energy food not get metabolized and instead accumulate as visceral fat, which is the bad fat that leads to obesity.
With Panchakarma therapies, one can easily reduce 2-9 kg with some variance based on BMI readings.
Which Therapies of Panchakarma Are Quite Satisfactory For Weight Loss?
Basti and Virechana are best suitable for weight loss treatment plans in Panchakarma. Virechana is ideal as there are no popular procedures involved at all.
Basti means medicated enema, specifically Lekhana Basti, which involves the administration of Basti decoction from the anorectal route, like a normal enema.
How Does Basti Therapy Help in Weight Loss?
Basti is traditionally called the half treatment or Ardha Chikitsa to get homeostasis or relative stability in body weight. Lekhana Basti is a combination of oils and medicated alternatively gives the best results.
How Does Virechana Therapy Aid In Weight Loss?
Since obesity is a disorder of metabolism, Virechana is ideal for losing weight because the therapy involves removing toxins and improving metabolism both at micro levels in the cells and macro level in the gut. It is also known as cell metabolism or Dhatu Agni.
Virechana treatment restores the complete gut from the purgative action. By helping the good microbiome in the gut, and remove bad bacteria. Virechana boosts weight loss and health.
Other benefits of Virechana?
Virechana has been discovered some benefits in reducing cholesterol, phospholipids, and enhancing liver functions. Many studies have shown the ability of this therapeutic method to lower visceral fat on the kidney, liver, muscle adipose tissues, and heart.
Is It Medically Proven That Panchakarma Boosts Weight Loss?
Image SourceYes, much research has been conducted on the effectiveness of Panchakarma treatment for weight loss.
Here is some medical evidence for the weight from Panchakarma:
This study tells that only 6 days of Panchakarma treatment resulted in statistically changes in plasma level of sphingomyelins and phosphatidylcholines. Panchakarma supports cholesterol levels and liver functions.
Detoxification
Image SourceThe first part of Ayurveda Panchakarma treatment is toxin removal from the body, which is known as Purva karma. Through our common oil massage detoxification process, the nervous system, digestive system, and circulatory system can once again reach balance, along with physiological equilibrium to offer a restoration of energy and comfort. Detoxification also lowers extra fat, enhances skin glow, reduces anxiety, promotes mental clarity, and insomnia. Detoxifying oil massage is followed by sessions of herbal sauna that further reduce body toxins.
Meditation and Yoga
Image SourceYoga and meditation are also a component of Panchakarma. Yoga and meditation are usually used to help rebuild tissue and power after the dangerous toxins and waste release. Yoga and meditation more help with the digestion of the whole foods and herbs you will consume as part of the nutritional aspect of the procedure. Both yoga and meditation help with strength and mental clarity and the best part is that these methods can be combined into everyday life beyond the spa.
Pulse Assessment
Image SourceAs part of treatment, you will get the traditional and time-tested diagnosis, an Ayurveda method that provides precise insight into imbalances among the 3 energies of the body from reading the pulse. With this knowledge, individuals are now better to understand to monitor key features of their health.
Personal Wellness Routine
Image SourceWith the help of informative staff, you will soon be on your way to a personalized and effective routine for wellness to meet body requirements. The Ayurveda Panchakarma retreat is unique for just this purpose, as we understand that every individual needs a different workout regimen, routines, and nutritional diets.
Anti-Aging Benefits
Image SourceAccording to Ayurveda aging is a Yapya and natural disease. It happens during Vriddhavastha, which is the last stage of life between 60-70 years. This is a phase of decay and degeneration. Your likelihood of hair greying, hair loss, skin wrinkles because of a predominant Vaayu dosha. Your body is also more likely to get diseases like cough (Kasa) or asthma (shwas). Dosha imbalances are a normal reason for premature symptoms. These may be caused by less immunity levels, irregular sleep cycles, dietary imbalances, or coitus. Even overconsumption of food rich with antioxidants like kashaya or amla can lead to Vata-pitta aggravation.
Anti-aging Tips
Ayurveda takes a holistic method to heal and recover. In other words, every component of the Ayurvedic system holds unique benefits to overall longevity and health. However, there are two crucial anti-aging tips given under which can directly reverse or slow down the aging process.
Panchakarma Treatment Purifies the Body and Mind
Image SourceAccording to Ayurveda, best wellbeing depends on the ability to process all parts of life, absorbing what balance and disposing of the rest. When we cannot properly digest food, feelings, experiences, and toxins build up in body tissues, and cause imbalance and make us sick. Panchakarma is an excellent purging process that releases stored toxins in the body and promotes healing ability.
Restoring the Body’s Natural Balance
When your emotional Agni is effective, you can change anything nourishing and remove the rest. The inability to metabolize feelings produces a similar toxic amount as undigested nourishment. It is important to health for strong digestive fire and removes toxins from the body. Panchakarma is a natural treatment that helps to detoxify and balance inner energy.
Who needs Panchakarma?
Practically it is said that all can benefit from Panchakarma because, at some point in life, the body has toxins because of everyday stress in life. And it becomes needful to cleanse the body and get rid of all these toxins to make it healthy. There are some signs you should observe to see if your body has toxin or not:
- Thick coating layer on the tongue.
- Getting fatigued every day, particularly after a meal.
- Non-explanatory body pain and aches.
- Uncontrollable cravings
- Focus problem
- Bad odor and breath
- Digestive problems such as Diarrhea or constipation.
- Slow down aging
- Increase digestive strength
- Restore body vitality and enhance mental clarity
- Promote well-being and health.
- Boost immune system
Who Should Follow This Plan?
Panchakarma is recommended for those people who live under constant stress because of a lousy lifestyle, tobacco consumption, drug addiction, and alcohol. It also benefits those who are taking medication for long period, those who are suffering from a disease such as rheumatism, arthritis, constipation, obesity, migraines, insomnia, and anybody who needs purification in the body.
How Many Times Should You Stay?
The stay for a healthy individual is commonly between 5-14 days. On the first day, there will be doctor consultations, followed by relaxation. Panchakarma detoxification treatment starts from the second day. There will be 1-2 days off rest between treatment phases depending on how well your body is responding.
What Is the Everyday Program?
Everyday consultation with doctors to monitor health.
Therapy sessions have Snehapana, Virechana, Abhyanga, and Basti.
Oral herbal medication
Ayurvedic diet after doctor’s consultation
Breathing and yoga session 1-2 every day
Why Should One Follow Panchakarma Therapy?
Stress is a natural pollutant and a poor lifestyle causes lethal pressure on the body. If left in the tissues and circulation system causes poor health.
Panchakarma spins this degenerative process rapidly and its influence remains long-lasting. Panchakarma uses a massage combination, special foods, homegrown saunas, mellow fasting, nutritional directives, and colon treatment to remove accumulated toxins from the body.
Your Panchakarma plans begin with an intensive analysis by an Ayurvedic physician, which empowers the specialist to order a therapy according to an individual’s wellbeing. As your Panchakarma medicines advance, you will be provided a special ayurvedic diet routine combined with specific medicinal plants and primary oil to use at home. These will help animate your stomach and liver-linked organs, helping them to clear toxins.
What Can You Expect from Panchakarma Therapy?
Image SourceThe Panchakarma purifying process influences an individual in different ways. Accordingly, among the program, you may notice changes on physical, emotional, and mental levels. A large number of patients get a recuperating emergency. It is a very natural part of this healing procedure and might be seen as a beneficial step to the ideal well-being.
HOW DOES PANCHAKARMA WORK?
Initially, an ayurvedic expert determines whether you are strong enough to cleanse the regimen and rules out contraindications like congestive heart failure, hypertension, menstruation, and pregnancy. Then an individual assesses the current body and mind state (Vikriti) and compares it to the unique ayurvedic organization with which you were born which is Prakriti.
Bothe Prakriti and Vikriti are a unique mix of 3 doshas such as
Vata, pitta, and Kapha—and many factors can upset their fragile balance. The wrong diet, lifestyle, and habits along with seasonal changes suppress emotions and stress. Like this, it changes the balance of Vata, pitta, and Kapha, which influence Agni, the gastric fire, and create ama or toxins.
Ama (toxins) clogs all levels and when remained unchecked, becomes the breeding ground for disease. According to ayurvedic texts as cold, wet, heavy, and sticky, it grows from environmental and internal toxins produced poorly absorbed food.
If you are experiencing high cholesterol, tooth tartar, hardened arteries, joint pain, a coated tongue, excess mucus, body odor, you get physical symptoms of ama.
Actively, it sneaks into the system as fatigue, mentally, ama produces dullness, greed, and irritability.
According to Ayurveda, panchakarma finds the root causes of ailment by eliminating years of build-up ama along with extra Vata, pitta, or Kapha and promote Agni. Traditionally Ayurveda suggests doing panchakarma at the junction between every season to remove impurities created in the previous season and help you transition slowly into the next. Early spring is always a good time to perform panchakarma because it can lower pollen sensitivity and stop colds.