पंचकर्म

Backbone of Ayurveda –

According to ayurveda , when individual is captured by any of the disease then due to the various factors of that disease , our body gets polluted by pollutants.These pollutants in ayurveda are known as ‘आम’ (am).This pollutant (i.e आम) is sticky,foul in smell,hazardous and toxic.So to stop the formation of this pollutant or to get rid from this pollutant.The patient should be provided with healthy diet,lifestyle,yoga,etc.

Panchkarma is basically a process of purification which helps the patient to get rid from this pollutant.Panchkarma is basically a part of Shodhan chikitsa.All the disease are easily and fully eradicated from the patients body through this panchkarma only.That’s why it is oftenly regarded as backbone of ayurveda.Talking about types of panchkarma.

Panchkamra is of following types-

1) वमन (Emesis) – It is the therapeutic vomiting which is initiated to get rid from the doshas situated in the body.It is basically used in the patient suffering from Kaf dosha (कफ दोष)

2) विरेचन (Purgation) – Purging the body by the use of cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.It is specially given to patient who is suffering from Pitta dosha.(पित्त दोष)

3) निरूहबस्ति (Decoction enema) – It is known as the mother of all panchkarma treatments because it is used to evacuate all the three vata , pita ,and kafa.It cleanses the area from transverse colon till the anus.

4) नस्य (Instilling medicine through nostrils) – Through this procedure we can even evacuate the Kafa which is embedded in head and neck.Also with this we can improve our breathing efficiency.

5) रक्तमोक्षण (blood disengagement) – Intentional flowing out of blood with which our pollutants will also eradicated from the body.As blood is the carrier of many factors in body.So the carrier itself should be clean and hygienic so that it may not cause any diseases in the body.It is used to treat skin disorders,herpes,jaundice,ulcers,abcesses and gout.