Panchakarma /Cleansing Therapies
The
role of Panchakarma is to clean the body (it never means that your
body is unclean) by various detoxifying procedures, which will
help in free radical scavenging and will restore the immunity of
the body. The procedures reduce the dryness inside the body,
clears up various channels so that all the organs should receive
proper nourishment / blood supply and function up to its best.
Be
it be stone or other obstruction in urinary tract or
atherosclerotic changes inside the arteries, lymphatic blockage,
muscular dystrophy or atrophy, Breathing difficulties, Musculo–skeletal
disorders like arthritis, Habitual constipation, obesity,
osteoporosis, marrow compression, infertility, metabolic
disorders, hormonal disturbances, different types of anemia etc.,
Moreover
if we are intelligent enough we should take advantage of this
Panchakarma in maintaining our health while we are healthy as by
the judicious application of Panchakarma will never let the
ailments to proliferate as ailments always reduce the immunity and
only reduced immunity can let the disease to manifest.
Purvakarma:
Pre-purification Measures for Panchakarma
Before
the actual operation of purification begins, there is a need to
prepare the body in prescribed methods to encourage the body to
let go of the toxins. The two procedures are Snehana and Swedana.
Snehana
is the oil massage. Oil is applied to the entire body with a
particular type of massage which helps the toxins to move towards
the gastro-intestinal tract. Oil massage also makes the
superficial and deep tissues soft and supple, thus helping to
remove stress and to nourish the nervous system. Snehan is given
daily for three to seven days, as indicated.
Swedana
is sudation or sweating and is given every day immediately
following the snehana. An herbal concoction may be added to the
steam to further loosen the toxins from the individual. Swedana
liquefies the toxins and increases the movement of toxins into the
gastro-intestinal tract.
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