WHAT IS PANCHAKARMA ?

What is Panchakarma in Ayurveda ?

Why and Who does need to undergo Panchakarma ?

Literal meaning of Panchakarma is five therapies ( Acts) which are executed for deeper cleansing of our body.

As a general rule Panchakarma is suggested to a person when herbal treatment (Considered as Pacifying Treatment) is unable to eradicate the disease.

It is also advised as a prevention of Dosha imbalance during particular season to continue being healthy.

This was the classical theory to be followed in ancient days but in today's world the need of deep cleansing has increased many folds due to various reasons which we will discuss here.

In Ayurveda ,  word " Immunity " has much broader meaning. Here it means ability of the body to withstand not only against the infectious diseases but also against Metabolic, Autoimmune, Hormonal, Degenerative, Malabsorptive, Psychological, Allergic and all other disorders.

Ayurveda aims to impart this multidimensional immunity to a person.

Wrong lifestyle and wrong food leads to imbalance of Tridoshas  ( Vata , Pitta, Kapha ).

This affects the natural detox mechanism in the body as well as dampening of Agni ( Digestive Intelligence ) resulting into accumulation of Ama i.e. various Metabolic Toxins.

Presence of high metabolic toxins is the main reason of lowered multidimensional immune system.

Incidences of Low Digestive Fire ( Agnimandya ) and High Metabolic Toxins have increased to high level in today’s so called busy and competitive society.

Let's look at the common reasons which are unknowingly being followed by most of urban population which in turn cause Agnimandya and Ama.

 1 ) Regularly eating food which contains preservatives.

As soon as we step out of our house we are surrounded by good looking delicious PACKAGED food and in the name of convenience we tend to buy this without knowing it's harmful after effects. Anything which is wrapped in a cover and kept on a shelf of a shop is a way to ill health. I think it's your job now to explore how much packaged food you are eating. (Even traditional looking food in shops has flavor enhancers, colors, preservatives and many more harmful ingredients)

 

2 ) Lack of Physical activities.

Good physical activities like farming, walking, exercising all lead to strong Digestive fire which easily burns metabolic toxins in the body. But today due to time constraint we tend to be sedentary by using vehicles for small distances more often and choosing sitting jobs and comforts.

3 ) Not following Nature's Cloack

 

In the need of more earnings we tend to disobey natures time zones and work and eat at wrong hours which spoils Digestive as well as Defence mechanism of our body. Again leads to more Ama.

 

4 ) Pollution

There are many factors causing huge pollution in surrounding atmosphere. This hampers our natural detox. It's like washing clothes with muddy water.

5 ) Thought Traffic

In the name of growth, ambitions, competition etc. we are unable to experience contentment .Unhappy relationships are adding to it. And then whole society becomes cloud of toxic minds. Meditations save us but still cleansing is required.

6 ) No seasonal regimen

Doshas are sensitive to seasons e.g. in autumn Pitta gets vitiated and expressed by default & Vata is pacified. One needs to be little aware of seasonal behavior and food. We tend to eat from same menu throughout the year. This keeps accumulating doshas and ama.

 All above said reasons make us susceptible to various diseases in spite of following good routine.

If we use Panchakarma as preventive cleansing, it can help us to enjoy more healthy life with longer live span.

Though there are main 5 therapies in panchakarma, there are many other pre- therapies and sub- therapies which are helpful in many other ways.

Main 5 Therapies Include

1) Vamana

2) Virechana

3) Basti

4) Nasya

5) Raktamokshana

 

Pre-Therapies

Abhyangam

Swedana

 

Sub-Therapies

Shirodhara

Netra Tarpan

Karna Puran

Udvartan

Kati, Jani, Shiro, Manya Basti

Agni Karma

And many more.

 More details about this and to know which Panchakarma is needed to be done for you can be viewed on our website of Shaashwat Detox and Repose Clinic,which will be updated to you very soon.

What we see today that in modern system of medicine the doctors tend to treat the blood reports and other investigations and not the patient. People are treated only when they fall sick or develop a disease. Ayurveda is a holistic way towards making a person healthy. Only taking Ayurvedic medicines in place of modern medicine is not real Ayurveda. Ayurveda includes food, lifestyle, seasonal changes, yogasanas-meditation, deep cleansing (panchakarma) and much more.

With the emergence of various kinds of diseases in most of the population, Panchakarma is going to be of great help in achieving good health of society. It could not come in main stream due to various factors like need of big place, time consuming treatments, higher cost, and unavailability of experts and so on. But I and Dr. Parin worked hard for more than one year to make Panchakarma available to masses in very much practical and flexible way. Yes we are all set to start a new project of authentic panchakarma center by the name----

SHAASWAT DETOX & REPOSE CLINIC at 8, Damji Shamji,Udyog Bhavan, Veera Desai Road, Andheri West, Mumbai. We are in the process and soon will invite you for the opening of the same. You will be well updated.