Panchakarma Panchakarma presents a unique approach of Ayurveda with specially designed five procedures of internal purification of the body through the nearest possible route. Therapy In medical field, therapy means treatment or to help in cures a mental or physical illness, with or without drugs. Panchakarma procedures:- It is divided in three parts. Purvakarma, Pradhana Karma and Paschata Karma. PANCHAKARMA PURVA KARMA PRADHANA KARMA PASCHATA KARMA   According to Maharishi Atreya According to Maharishi Dhanvantari   Deepana Vaman Vaman Samsarja ..read more

 When there is involvement of fire as heat source it comes under Sagni Swedaor Agneya Sweda. There are 13 types of Sagni Sweda. सङ्करः प्रस्तरो नाडी परिषेकोऽवगाहनम्|जेन्ताकोऽश्मघनः कर्षूः कुटी भूः कुम्भिकैव च||कूपो होलाक इत्येते स्वेदयन्ति त्रयोदश|  (च.सू-१४/३९)           Sankara Sweda       Prastara Sweda       Nadi Sweda       Parisheka       Avagha Sweda       Jentaka Sweda       Asmaghana Sweda   ..read more

Urticaria is a vascular reaction of the skin (Vasodilation and permeability) due to the liberation of histamine from mast cells predominately. Urticaria, affects about 20 percent of people at some time during their lives. It can be triggered by many substances or situations and usually starts as an itchy patch of skin that turns into swollen red welts. Urticaria is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by production of ‘wheals’, (also called as hives), i.e. itchy, transient, erythematous, or pale, edematous swelling of the superficial layers of the dermis which blanch on pressure; e ..read more

Depression is a common mental disorder, characterized by sadness, loss of interest, pleasure, feeling of guilt or low self worth, disturb sleep, poor appetite, low energy and poor concentration. CLINICAL FEATURES 1. Mood variations 2. Change in sleeping, eating habits or appetite 3. Weight gain or weight loss 4. Feeling of guilt and/ or hopelessness 5. Slowed thoughts, speech and movement 6. Negative thoughts, blaming self and low self-esteem, thoughts of death / suicide. 7. Complaints that have no physical cause (somatic complaints) such as unexplained aches and pains. 8. Short temper, feeli ..read more

Udwartanacomes under Bahirparimarjana Chikitsa (external therapy), in which Churna (herbal powder) orSneha (oil/ghee) form are applied & rubbed over the body in Pratiloma Gati(upword direction) by applying required pressure for specific period. It is described as the Rookshana Karma, practiced by means of rubbing the body with Karshana Karaka (dry powder) drugs.                              “Udwartanam Kashayadi Choorna Gatra Karshanam” TYPES OF UDWARTANA  Mainly there are two types of Udwartana. R ..read more

Back pain (Kati shoola) is one of the most common reasons people visit the doctor, and it is a leading cause of disability worldwide. In the life span of human life, most people have back pain at least once. Ayurveda refers to this condition as ‘Kati Shoola’. In Ayurveda 'Kati' Refers to the lower back region and 'Shoola' refers to pain. This condition is also available in some other terms in Ayurveda books like Kati Graha, Prishta Graha etc. It is due to the Vitiated Vata Dosha. Back pain can be categorised as: Acute- Back Pain lasted less than 6 weeks.  Sub-acute Back pain lasted 6-12 ..read more

Obesity is a condition in which there is an excessive amount of body fat.  -‘medicine price’ “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” -John F. Kennedy मेदोमांसातिवृद्धत्वाच्चलस्फिगुदरस्तनः|     अयथोपचयोत्साहो नरोऽतिस्थूल उच्यते|| (च.सू.-२१/९) A person having pendulous appearance of sphika (Gluteal region), Udara (Abdomen) and Stana (Chest region) due to excess deposition of Meda (body fat) along with Mamsa dhatu and also having unequal an abnormal distribution of Meda with red ..read more

The process by which sweating occurs mitigating stambha (rigidity), Gourava (heaviness) and Sheeta (cold) is called Swedana. “स्तम्भगौरवशीतघ्नं स्वेदनं स्वेदकारकम् ||”  (च.सू-२२/११) The word Sweda is derived from Sanskrit word ‘Swid’ which means to sweat or perspire. So it is a process of inducing sweat with the help of steam which can be generated from medicated herbal decoction. Though Swedana is basically considered as Purvakarma in Panchakarma, yet it is important in course of treatment as Pradhana Karma in some disease or plays a major part in some other Karma. Swedana p ..read more

Application of Sneha in some specific direction is simply termed as Abhyanga. Abhyanga is an important therapeutic method and is the most commonly Panchakarma therapy for both healthy and diseased person. Ayurvedic massage therapy is not just the simple application of oil and massage as it is understood by most people. It involves therapeutic consideration, such as Dosha, Dhatu, Prakriti and pharmacological consideration. The therapeutic efficacy of massage therapy depends on appropriate selection of oil according to the disease, Prakriti, the skill of the therapist, the cooper ..read more

ABSTRACT Introduction: Low backache alone or along with radiating pain in the lower limb is a common entity encountered in daily clinical practice. Lumbar spondylosis is a major cause of lower back pain and also important clinical, social, economic and public health problem affecting the world wide population. Degeneration of the disc that affects the lumbar spine can cause low back pain (referred to as lumbago) or irritation of a spinal nerve to cause pain radiating down the leg (sciatica). So Lumbar spondylosis induced sciatica can be compared with Gridhrasi in Ayurv ..read more