PANCHA KARMA

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pancha Karma is the cornerstone of the Ayurvedic management of disease. While diet, lifestyle and herbal supplements play important roles in creating and maintaining health, Pancha Karma is a form of Ayurvedic therapy process which gets to the root of the problem and fix the essential balance of mind, body and emotions.

 

The purpose of Pancha Karma is to developed an increased efficiency of medicines, foods and rasayanas (tonics). Before medicine, food or rejuvenative tonics are taken, it is vital for the body to become receptive so that is is capable of absorbing and assimilating what is being taken and that the accumulated wastes and toxins are eliminated. Furthermore this therapy definitely enhances one's natural immunity and therefore providing additional protection against diseases and disorders. Ayurveda advises undergoing Pancha Karma during seasonal changes to keep the metabolism strong and restrict toxins from accumulating in the mind and body.

 

Among the different eliminative steps in Pancha Karma that helps to eliminate toxins are as follows:-

  • Therapeutic vomiting (vamana) helps elimination from the stomach and thoracic cavity.

  • Purgation (virechana) helps elimination from the small intestine.

  • Therapeutic enema (vasti) works on the colon to eliminate toxins and strengthens the tissues.

  • Nose drops (nasya) cleanse toxins from the head and sinuses.

Ayurvedic holidays are best experienced in the state of Kerala whereby an entire range of experiences await the body, mind and soul with options for rejuvenation and therapy. Among the many Ayurvedic resorts which follow traditions passed down from many generations and guaranteed to satisfy you are the Kairali Ayurvedic Health Resorts, The Coconut Grove and the Somatheeram Ayurvedic Beach Resort. Tourists seeking treatments for ailments like arthritis, paralysis, obesity, sinusitis, migraine, premature ageing and just basically for general health are offered in many health resorts and Ayurvedic centres.

 

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