Panchakarma

Ayurveda Panchakarma

                           Panchakarma means five therapies, the in house treatment for healthy and unhealthy as well. The Panchakarma is a curative line of management plan for all diseases, which are not amenable to palliative management. The pathogenesis of almost all diseases follow a general pattern either from Amashaya (stomach) or Pakwashya (large intestines) abode or site of digestion and digestive food respectively. The one two or all of three doshas get vitiated & spread to one or more specific immuno- compromised site and develop the disease entity.

                        Here it explains the need of Panchakarma, because by these five therapies in a series or one or two therapies as selected management plan by qualified panchkarma specialist these vitiated doshas are expelled out from the body and thus body gets purified and free from circulating toxins. By vitiated doshas we mean the morbid matter. The five therapies or procedures for elimination of vitiated doshas from the body are the modes of purification of doshas and channels.

VAMANA THERAPY (Emesis)

                               Vamana i.e. process of Emesis is used to clean se the kapha from the body. It is used for the kapha disorder. It is also helpful to control certain pitta disorder i.e. digestion related problems. In Ayurvedic Panchakarma kapha scattered all over the body is bought in the stomach by using various pre-panchakarma treatments like snehana and swedana. It is also applicable on chest and mouth and relieves from congestion & mucus plugs.

  VIRECHANA THERAPY (Puragtion )

                                   The middle part of our body navel area is the main site of pitta. In the process of purgation the digestive systems is cleaned. It helps to improve the working of pitta in the body. We have already seen that Virechana is the best treatment for pitta problems. It also acts on vata and kapha problems.

              The middle part of our body navel area is the main site of pitta. In the process of purgation the digestive systems is cleaned. It helps to improve the working of pitta in the body. We have already seen that Virechana is the best treatment for pitta problems. It also acts on vata and kapha problems.

BASTI OR VASTI (Medicated enemas):

It is a high colonic cleansing proess. Basti is most treatment of Panchakarma group of treatments. Basti is very good treatment all vata type problems. It is very good for other two Doshas i.e. kapha and pitta as well. It acts on all sorts of aches and pains, joint pains, arthritis, lumbago, spondylitis, chronic constipation.

NASYA (Nasal insufflations)

This is a separated independent therapy for problems of orgns in the head region. Nasya therapy is beneficial for all three doshas and it act specially vata and kapha. Nasya which is done by ayurvedic expert as a Panchkarma therapy acts on tarpaka kapha and usefull in condition like hemicranias, headache, facial paralysis etc.

RAKTA MOKSHAN (Blood letting)

This is done as a final therapy in Panchakarma. Rakta Mokshan is usefill for pitta disorder, various diseases, related to blood, hypertension, acne, pimples, leucoderma, pigmentation, swelling, inflammation, skin diseases, liver, and spleen disorder, non healing ulcers, heat boils, allergies, skin rashes, etc.

                     These five therapies/ Panchakarma are always preceded by pre procedure, eliminative measure such as SNEHANA (oleation) & SWEDANA (sudation) by different classical means. The purpose of pre-procedures to prepare the person for main five therapies and by these we achieve in principle the traction of peripheral doshas to central part of the body that is gastro intestinal tract. After Panchakarma therapies the SANSARJANA Karma, the post operative procedure must be followed to get a complete cure by achieving the well stimulated agni that is digestive fire and enhanced resistance of the person.

WHY PANCHAKARMA :

- to eliminate the toxic matter from the body.

- to enhance the power of digestion and metabolism.

- to get rid of diseases from the very root out of the systems.

- to restore normal health .

- to gain the strength, increase the virility and improve the progeny.

- to have more clearer complexion.

- to increase the power of sense organs and motor organs.

NASYA

NASYA KARMA

            Nasya is the term applied generally to medicines or medicated oils administered through the nasal passage.  

            Nasya  is considered to be the best and the most specific procedure for diseases of the head or the diseases of supraclavicular region Because, as stated by Vagbhata the nasal passage is considered as the gateway of shiras (head) and the drugs introduced through the nose spread throughout the head and its constituent parts, accordingly influencing the dosha and the diseases situated in those parts.

In a living being, the head is the place where all sense faculties reside

Among the different vital points present in head.vital points are in direct relation to nasya karma. This vital point is the place of collection of channels of ear, eyes, nose and tongue, being a sense organ does sense of olfaction and is said to be the door of head. Nasya instilled through nose enters vital points and gets distributed all over, through the head

Types of nasya

1.       with fruit juices
2.       leaf juices
3.       with roots juice
4.       with flower juice
5.       with prepared medicines
6.       with bark juice           
7.                            According to Acharyas-it is good for Cleaning & Soothening

Daily nasya	Specialized Nasya
*Never disturbs dosha *Dose- 2drops morning and evening *Indicated in all seasons *No complications *Slow acting and less potent	*May disturb dosha *Dose- 6 drops – 10drops *Seasons and age are to be considered *May produce complications *Quick effective and highly potent in action

Procedure of Nasya Karma-

Pre procedures-

This includes all the preparations and events that are to be done up to instillation of medicine.  

                                                                                                                       A separate well ventilated room with adequate light is to be built..It should flourish following needy things-nasya chair or nasya table, nasya medicine, cotton or dropper or spoon for instillation, spittoon, cloth, attendees, etc.                      

                                                               

                                       The time of administration of nasya is to be decided after considering the prevailing season and dosha vitiated..                                                           

                                                  

                                                          Person to be administered with nasya karma has to stay in closed room, light food is given, after resting for a short duration cleaning of mouth should be done and he should comfortably lie down relaxed on a cot in supine position, hands and legs stretched straight. Oilation and sweating for face is done. This is for liquefaction of dosha and to facilitate easy expulsion of them. Eyes are covered with a cloth to avoid any spilling of medicine

Head is slightly bent backwards by keeping a pillow below the shoulder this facilitates easy installation of nasya medicine. Oil is warmed, nose tip is raised with index finger of left hand and one nostril is closed with another finger, using right hand medicine is instilled. Exact measured quantity of medicine to be administered is taken in a spoon of gold, silver, shell, wood or even administered using a pad of cotton or cloth or a dropper and dropped in a continues flow into each nostrils one after the other.

Precautions to be taken before instillation-

Quantity of medicine should be exact neither more nor less, it should not be poured all of a sudden, it should not be too warm or too cold, patients head should neither be stretched down too much nor elevated and he should lie relaxed.

Patient should be observed for any complications, if present than accordingly necessary steps are to be taken.

Post treatment procedures

Mild massage and sweating over throat, cheek, neck, over shoulder, feet and hands is done. Patient is instructed not to swallow but to spit the expectoration as it contains doshas. Patient should lie still in same position for 10 minutes, should not shake his head, talk, laugh, sneeze, yawn as these prevent the medicine reaching the expected place and. fomentation and gargling with warm water should be done for cleaning throat