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Panchakarma (Sanskrit: पंचकर्म , literally meaning "five actions") is the word for the five different procedures used in Ayurveda which are believed to purify the body. This is done in two ways: 1)pacifying the aggravated doshas by using appropriate diet, natural herbs and minerals, and 2) eliminating the increased Doshas from the body.
Five actions
Panchakarma (meaning "five actions") developed in India, though there are regional variations in therapeutic procedure as well as in the equipment used. According to Charaka , the five actions are Nasya (nasal therapy), Vamana (emesis or vomiting), Virechana (purging) and two kinds of Vasti (therapeutic enema), Nirooha Vasti and Sneha Vasti. Herbal decoctions are used for Nirooha Vasti and herbal oils for Sneha Vasti. This five major procedures in Panchakarma, is meant to purify the whole body by eliminating the accumulated toxins from it.
Another school, that of the surgeon Sushruta , regards Rakta (blood) also as a dosha (humour), the vitiation of which can cause diseases, and advocates Raktamokshana (bloodletting) as the fifth in the Panchakarma therapies. In this school the five therapies are Nasya , Vamana , Virechana , Vasti and Raktamokshana . As bloodletting involves medical venesection, it is no longer popular. Leeching, however, is still practised.
This fivefold therapy is aimed at Shodhana, the eradication of the basic cause of disease. Shodhana or eradication, along with Shamana, the mitigation of the disease and its symptoms, are the two concepts of disease management in Ayurveda. Panchakarma is also believed by practitioners to have a rejuvenating effect when it is subject to a healthy person.
Three stages of treatment
Panchakarma is always performed in three stages; Purva Karma (pre-treatment), Pradhana Karma (primary treatment) and Paschat Karma (post-treatment). The patient who opts for any one of the five therapies must invariably undergo all three stages.
Pre-treatment
Pre-treatment consists of oil therapy, massage and fomentation therapy.
Snehana (oleation or oil therapy) and Swedana (sudation) two Purva Karma procedures are the most important preparatory measures to have Panchakarma. Snehana (internal and external oleation) is believed by followers to loosen the ama they believe is stuck in various sites of the body. Snehana is administering sneha or snigdha dravyas in the form of taila or gritha to the body. The sneha is given with herbs tailored to what the practitioner believes will help a specific client's disease. If sneha is given in a pure form without adding herbs its called Achcha sneha, and is considered the most effective. Snehana is given in the early morning for a maximum of seven days. Snehana is believed to help the doshas or toxins to move into the alimentary tract from the extremities for easy evacuation (vilayana and uthkleshana of doshas). If snehana is not given before panchakarma, the body is understood to bend like a thin dry stick through the effect of five karmas.
Oil massage (Sanskrit: abhyanga ) is an important treatment in Ayurveda. It involves a therapeutic massage of about 45 minutes' duration, which is believed by followers to treat disease. The massages are done with two therapists working on either side of the patient who lies on a wooden bed called a droni in Sanskrit. Special attention is paid to the foot area. Practitioners of panchakarma believe there are nerve nodal points (called Marmas in Sanskrit) on the soles of the feet, which are closely related to certain internal organs. The sole of the right foot is massaged with clockwise movement and the left foot with anti-clockwise strokes. During the treatment the patient is made to recline in seven standard positions. This begins with the person seated in an upright position, supine or flat on the back, turning to the right side, supine again, turning to the left side, supine once again, and finally sitting as in the beginning, Sometimes the position of lying face down is also adopted.
Swedana is a fomentation therapy given to the whole or part of the body depending on the disease. Steam of medicated herbs is given, using the fire-saagni sweda. Without using the fire fomentation, anagni sweda is done by sitting under the sun, being in thirst, hunger, covering the body with thick bed sheets, or being in a closed dark room. Swedana is believed to dilate channels in the body to facilitate the movement of the ama towards the Koshta (alimentary canal). Fomentation covers both dry and sticky materials (snigdha dravyas). It is believed to help in the liquifaction of doshas; it is given after Abhyanga or massaging the body, so after the seventh day of oleation, the patient is made ready for Vamana and other procedures.
Primary treatment
The ama that reaches the Koshta is believed to be eliminated during the Pradhana Karma (primary treatment). This is the panchakarma itself: Nasya (nasal therapy), Vamana (emesis or vomiting), Virechana (purging) and two kinds of Vasti (therapeutic enema), Nirooha Vasti and Sneha Vasti. Herbal decoctions are used for Nirooha Vasti and herbal oils for Sneha Vasti.
After treatment
Dietary regimens, restricted bodily exertion and the intake of herbs believed to promote health come under the Paschat Karma (post-treatment). Paschatkarma is administering required food for the body after the purification of the body, to intensify the agni (digestion power) which will subside after Panchakarma. During the treatments, food is given according to the degree of purification intended for the body.
Panchakarma Therapists
A Panchakarma therapist is someone who specializes in Panchakarma therapies of all kinds. India is home to a number of such therapists who seek to cure people by purifying the five elements of their body. Dr. Partap Chauhan is a well-known Panchakarma therapists in India. Known as the pioneer of online Ayurvedic medicine, he is the creator of the first ever Ayurvedic telemedicine center.
References
- ^ Panchakarma therapies includes various types of whole body therapies like Synchronized massage, Pizhichil (kayaseka), Njavarakizhi. Apart from this, localized therapies like Shirodhara, Shirovasti, Greevavasti, Kadeevasti, Nethra tharpanam,Thalam, Lepanam will be also done in specific cases.
- Panchakarma:Charaka Samhita Commentary .
- Panchakarma: Ayurveda's Mantra of Rejuvenation (book), published by Invis Multimedia in association with Kerala Tourism, 2006, ISBN 81-88698-26-1
- Panchakarma: Ayurveda's Mantra of Rejuvenation (DVD), produced by Invis Multimedia in association with Kerala Tourism, 2006, ISBN 81-900985-6-X
- Panchakarma Details
- Dr. Achintya Kumar Deb, Panchakarma Expert, Panchakarma Clinic & Research Centre, Tripura.
External links
- Ayurveda Wellness Center, Pennsylvania, USA
- Basic Guide to Panchakarma
- World Panchakarma Guide - A global online guide to Panchakarma Hospitals Worldwide
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