Panchakarma
Disease reversal program at Kiaan Ayurveda
The Four Ayurvedic Protocols for treating disease -
- Root cause removal AKA Nidan Parivarjan – Removing root cause from present diet and lifestyle
- Detox AKA Shodhan AKA Panchakarma – Ayurveda
- dic process of cleansing or Fixing dosha imbalance
- Palliative method of Medicine AKA Shaman- Medicine to cure the disease by balancing the dosha in an imbalanced state.
- Pathya/Apathya – Adopting a lifestyle discipline that suits the medical condition (do's and don’ts of a disease)
Panchakarma- or Detox
Panchakarma is a therapeutic procedure that scientifically cleanses the body and mind of toxins or ama that can lead to disease. Ama is an inadequate digestion by-product. It clogs our body channels and obstructs the nutritional pathway of tissues. Ama may reflect on the tongue in the form of a coating. If a person experiences ama in their bodies, then systemic amapachana medicine followed by panchakarma treatment is advised. Panchkarma allows the biological system to return to homeostasis rapidly. Panchkarma treatment begins with diet, herbs, and some specific lifestyle changes. Five different Panchakarma is associated with the number of sessions of oil massage (Abhyanagam), Swedana, and main procedure. According to Ayurveda, imbalanced doshas are expelled from the body by the nearest excretory pathway for
example-
Vasti-
Vasti is a therapeutic Anema to balance the Vata dosha in which per rectal infuses the medicated decoction and vasti dravya mixture (medicated enema) for nourishing vata seats. The seat of the vata imbalances is in the large intestine. The large intestine is the place of the mooladhara chakra. Diseases related to Vata are well treated with Vasti Chikitsa.
- Vasti Chikitsa is of many types like Karma, Kala, Yoga vasti
- Vasti Chikitsa has different administration routes like- Per rectal, per vaginal, per urethral route
- Vasti Treatment plan duration is from seven days to a month as per their medical condition
- Vasti treatment benefits are long-lasting as it enhances gut absorption and rejuvenates.
- The sacral plexus balances all subtypes of vata and balances mooladhara chakra.
Virechan
Virechan is a detox procedure to balance vitiated pitta dosha. Virechan includes combinations of many sub-therapies. Virechan is known as the therapeutic Purgation. Virechan is used in treating vitiated pitta dosha, which mostly resides in the small intestine in the form of metabolic fire. Disease-related Pitta dosha, Solar plexus, Pachak Pitta, inflammatory disorder treated with virechana.
Virechana is three steps procedure –pre-procedure, main procedure, post-procedure
Virechan is a 6 to 9-day-long procedure followed by six days diet
Virechana treatment benefits are increased gut absorption, balance secretion of digestive
juices, rejuvenate GIT, balance solar plexus, balance swadhisthana chakra
Vaman
Vaman is a detox procedure to treat and balance Kapha dosha. Vaman is therapeutic vomiting to clean vitiated Kapha dosha that resides in the chest cavity or lung area. Disease-related to Phlegm, Upper respiratory tract, cervical plexus, stomach-related disease, Kapha disease.
There are three stages to Vamanam – pre-procedure, main procedure, and post-procedure.
Vamanam is a 6 to 9-day-long process followed by six days diet.
The benefits of Vamanam are balancing kapha dosha, enhancing Oxygen saturation, enhancing the tidal volume of respiration, Reversing thyroid imbalance, balancing throat Chakra, Balance anahataChakra.
Nasyam
Nasyam is a suggested therapy to balance the Kapha dosha. Nasal administration of medicines, followed by some rituals of Panchakarma, is performed during Nasym.
Nasyam detoxes the paranasal sinuses, reduces inflammation, removes accumulated phlegm, aligns the pituitary gland secretions, and corrects the hormonal imbalance.
Nasyam treats migraine, inflamed sinus or sinusitis, premature graying, cervical spondylosis, hormonal imbalance, Hair loss, and Improves sensory organ subjectivity.
Nasyam is a 7-day procedure that can continue for more, based on the medical conditions and Doctor's advice.
Raktamokshan
Raktamokshan AKA blood-letting, balances blood or pitta-related diseases. Raktamokshan is performed by medical leeches; however, other methods like Siravedh, Shringa, and Alabu are also added. The dosha predominates in tridosha depletion, and age, Bala, and agni are other factors that decide the method of raktamokshan. Raktamokshan by leech is known as hirudinotherapy and is extensively used in blood-related disorders, acne, non-healing wound, alopecia, and cosmetic correction of face-related issues.