Panchakarma Therapy Has Three Main Stages
Saturday, February 7, 2009 15:17- Poorvakarma
- Pradhanakarma
- Paschatkarma.
- Poorvakarma-The First Stage Is Poorvakarma, Comprises Essential Preliminary Procedures For Preparing The Body To Unload Stored Toxins. The Treatments Help To Loosen Ama (Toxins) And Move It Out To The Deep Structures Into The Gastro-Intestinal Tract, Where Panchakarma’s Cleaning Therapies Can Then Eliminate It.
- Pradhanakarma-The Second Stage Is Pradhanakarma,It Comprises The Main Cleansing Therapies.
- Paschatkarma- The Final Stage Is Paschatkarma And It Is The Measures Employed After The Main Treatment, Such As Diet, Medicines And Daily Routine.
- vamana
- Virechana
- Vasti
1. Vamana — Therapeutic Vomiting — Promotes Elimination From The Stomach & Thoracic Cavity — Administering Herbal Decoction To Induce Therapeutic Vomiting. Very Beneficial For Kapha Imbalances Such As Asthma, Cough, Psoriasis And Other Skin Disorders.
2. Virechana — Puragation — Promotes Elimination From The Small Intestine — Administration Of Virechak Aushdhi, A Purgative, In Milk Or Warm Water. Alleviates Excess Pitta In The Body And Helps Treat Dermatitis, Chronic Fever, Heartburn And Jaundice.
3. Vasti — Therapeutic Enema — Works On The Colon — An Oil Enema. The Main Seat Of The Vata Doshi Is Pakwashaya (Large Intestine), Therefore Vasti Is The Main Therapy For All Vata Disorders Such As Constipation, Neurological Ailments, Paralysis, Flatulence, Lower Backache, Gout And Rheumatism
