Punjab Ayurved Medical College & Hospital
Panchkarma
This is a unique procedure in Ayurveda for the treatment of chronic and incurable diseases. It consists of five specialized procedures to eliminate the toxins from the body. Panchkarma improves the health and promotes self healing of the Body. The fivefold purification therapies consist of
- Nasya (Nasal insufflation)
- Vaman (Emesis)
- Virechan (Purgation)
- Vasti (Medicated Enema)
- Rakthamokshan (Blood Letting)
These measures are preceded by oleation therapy (Snehan) and fomentation therapy (Svedan) and are followed by a special dietetic regimen. This process is especially useful in chronic diseases like hemiplegia, sciatica, joint pain, gout, osteoarthritis, lumbar & cervical spondilitis, insomnia, headache, skin diseases like psoriasis, eczema, bronchial asthma etc.
- Abhyangam (Full Body Massage) & Swedana ( Sudation)
- Shirodhara
- Kati Vasti/ Janu Vasti/ Griva Vasti/ Uro Vasti
- Akshi Tarpan
- Nadi Sweda, Sarvanga Vashpa Sweda, Avagaha Sweda
- Vaman (Emesis)
- Virechan (Therapeutic Purgation)
- Basti (Medicated Enema)
- Nasya (Nasal Insufflation)
- Raktamokshan