Panchakarma
Singapore
Panchakarma - Complete Detoxification and Cleansing
I'm
sure you have heard about detox, and there are countless methods
to do it. One of the traditional way is called Panchakarma.
Singapore, being a cosmopolitan city, there are many types
of cuisine and a large majority is mad about food. Little is
being done about detox. Panchakarma can make you lose the
long accumulated toxins in the digestive tract and most people
do lose weight after the treatment.
Panchakarma is Ayurveda's primary purification and
detoxification treatment. Panchakarma in Sanskrit means the
"five therapies". Panchakarma primarily aim at cleansing the
body of it accumulated impurities, toxins or stagnant
elimination and nourishing the body tissues. It prevents the
process of premature ageing, improves digestion fire, strength,
vigour, virility, senses, balances the 3 doshas and improves
mental agility. It was developed for the royal family in India
as a form of extending life and health by removing physical
impurities, bringing awareness to destructive thoughts and
behaviors, and releasing old patterns.
These 5 therapeutic means of eliminating toxins from the body
are Vamana, Virechana, Nasya, Basti and Raktamoskshana.
Panchakarma Diet
Impurities typically are stored in fat cells where they can
remain for decades. To flush them out panchakarma begins with a
form of internal oleation therapy, called snehana, which usually
takes 3-5 days. During this time the individual reduces
consumption of oil and fats especially.
Then first thing every morning on an empty stomach he drinks
melted Ghee, the amount being specified by the physician. On the
fourth day, a virechana procedure is followed, a laxative
(usually castor oil) is ingested which leads to purgation over
the next 12 hours. Snehana and virechana are done at home,
usually within a few days or a week of beginning panchakarma
treatment.
Vamana
Vamana is a medicated emesis therapy which removes Kapha toxins
collected in the body and the respiratory tract. This is given
to people with high Kapha imbalance. Daily treatment involves
loosening and mobilizing the toxins in an effort to finally
eliminate them.
Benefits of Vamana: Bronchial Asthma, Chronic Allergies, Hay
Fever, Vitiligo, Psoriasis, Hyperacidity, Chronic Indigestion
Nasal Congestion, Edema, Obesity, Psychological disorders, Skin
disorders.
Swedana
In this treatment, following the oil massage one's body is
enclosed in a wooden cabinet and surrounded by herbalised steam
(the head is not enclosed and is cooled and protected from the
heat throughout the treatment). The vapours dilate and soften
the channels of the body allowing the impurities to move out.
Virechana (Purgation)
Virechana is medicated purgation therapy which removes Pitta
toxins from the body that are accumulated in the liver and
gallbladder, it completely cleanses the gastro-intestinal tract.
It is a safe procedure without side effects.
Benefits of Virechana help root out Chronic Fever, Diabetes,
Asthma, Skin disorders such as Herpes, Paraplegia, Hemiplegia
Joint disorders, Digestive disorders, Constipation,
Hyperacidity, Vitiligo, Psoriasis, Headaches, Elephantiasis and
Gynecological disorders.
Basti (Enema or Colonic Irrigation)
At the end of the treatment each day, after impurities from
different parts of the body have been loosened and drawn into
the intestinal tract the patient receives a basti. These gentle
internal cleansing treatments use either warm herbalised oil or
water based herbal decoctions to eliminate impurities from the
intestinal tract. This is one of the most important aspects of
treatment; ayurvedic texts say that by basti alone 50% of
illness can be reduced.
There are two basic kinds of bastis:
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Lubricating,
balancing, nourishing, strengthening, pacifying
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Eliminating and
reducing
Benefit, Colitis, Convalescence, Cervical Spondylosis, Irritable
Bowel Syndrome Constipation, Digestive disorders, Backache &
Sciatica, Obesity, Piles, Sexual Debility & Infertility.
Raktamokshana
Raktamokshana is procedure to cleanse the blood and is advised
only in very rare conditions. It is not advisable during general
Panchakarma. Most Ayurveda Centers do not offer Raktamokshana
due to the high risk of infection involved in blood cleansing.
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