Anandlok Health Foundation
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What is panchakarma?
Panchakarma is the purification and detoxification measure of
Vata, Pitta, Kapha ie. aggravated doshas(toxins) comprising five cleansing
procedures in the body. The five eliment are space,air, fire, water and earth,
strengthens Agni (digestive fire), detoxifies ama (toxins) and rejuvenates the
entire body—the result—a sense of good health that promotes happiness.Balanced
doshas, strong agni, balanced dhatus, detoxified body, is the eternal secret of
health & happiness.
“ समदोष: समाग्निश्च समधातु
मलक्रिया:।
प्रसन्नात्मेन्द्रियमना: स्वस्थ इत्यभिधीयते।। ”
Panchakarma at Anandlok Ayurveda is a unique opportunity to cleanse in a peaceful and restful environment. The treatments are designed to meet individual needs as per his body constitution. As each individual is unique, treatments are personalized.
Who should attend?
Everyone is
welcome. Panchakarma is recommended for everyone. Since Ayurveda is preventative as
well as curative, you do not need to have a specific problem to benefit from
panchakarma. However the treatment is highly effective for a vast range of Acute
,Lifestyle ,Chronic disorders and diseases.
All Panchakarma Therapies
- Shirodhara
- Shiropichu
- Tarpan
- Nasya
- Snehan
- Swedana
- Pindasewda
- Kati Basti
- Hriday Basti
- Janu Basti
- Basti
- Pralepnam
- Raktamokshan (Jalaukavcharnan)
- Uttar Basti
- Mukhalepa
Here we start what exactly are the Therapies and Benefits of Panchakaram.
1. Shirodhara
Shirodhara is a classical and a well-established ayurvedic procedure of slowly and steadily dripping medicated oil or other liquids on the forehead. This procedure induces a relaxed state of awareness that results in a dynamic psycho-somatic balance.

Benefits of Shirodhara Treatment:
- Very beneficial for people with Vata / Pitta imbalance.
- Aids Memory.
- Relieves from Anxiety and Nervousness.
- Promotes better sleep.
- Body get Strengthened.
- Improves Concentration.
- Solution to many Eye Disorders.
- Sleep is induced and Ageing is slowed.
- Increases Blood Circulation in the head and brain.
- Improves hearing and clears the nasal problems.
- Benefits chronic headache and migraines.
- Reduces stress.
- Increase the Blood Circulation of head and brain.
- Improves the vision, hearing and clears the nasal problems.
2. Shiropichu
Shiropichu a procedure with applying oil to head using a cotton pad, which can be done without massaging the head. The procedure is very useful in hair treatments, dermatological, neurological and psychological conditions. It can be performed in painful and ulceration of scalp too.

Benefits of Shiropichu Treatment:
- Reduces the burning sensation in the scalp and other scalp diseases.
- Prevents hair fall, split hair and premature greying of hair.
- Relieves headache and migraine.
- Induces sleep.
- Improves memory.
- Decreases stiffness in neck and eye s.
- Treats psychological as well as neurological disorders like paralysis and facial palsy.
3. Tarpana
Akshi Tarpan : Ayurvedic Eyes Rejuvenation. Akshi means eye and tarpan means giving strength to the eyes. The medicated ghee is poured over the eyelids in an enclosure built around the eye out of wheat flour. It is said to be an excellent treatment to improve vision and clarity of the mind.
Benefits of Tarpan Treatment:
- Improves the vision.
- Cures rough and injured eyes.
- Prevents formation of cataract.
- Strengthens the nerves and muscles of the eyes.
- Corrects refractive errors.
- Helps in treating chronic conjunctivitis.
- Revitalizes tired and dry eyes.
- Relieves tension in the eye sockets.
4. Nasya
Nasya is a sanskrit word, which means " related to nose". So in this Nasya therapy, ayurveda treatment is performed through the nostril. Ayurvedic medicine either in the oil or smoke forms is infused into the nostrils.
Benefits of Nasya Treatment:
- Nasal congestion.
- Allergies.
- Sinusitis.
- Headaches.
- Migraine.
- Rhinitis.
- other nasal infections.
- Neurological Conditions.
- Hormonal Imbalance.
- It also cures musculoskeletal pathologies of the neck, shoulders, diseases of the eyes, ears, gums, teeth, etc.
5. Snehana
Snehana, or Oleation Therapy, is one of the most important therapies that prepares the body to receive specialized Panchakarma treatment. It involves the application of medicated oils, ghee and herbs to the body internally and externally for three to seven days.
Abhyanga (massage) counteracts the aging process:
- Abhyanga relaxes the tensile muscles thus helping in relaxation.
- As Abhyanga is done with Sneha Dravyas which pacifiy vata dosha.
- Abhyanga improves quality of eye sight.
- Abhyanga nourishes various body components (dhatu), producing pushti.
- Abhyanga increases lifediv of individual.
- Abhyanga helps in inducing sound sleep.
- Abhyanga makes skin intact and increases its healthy status.
- Abhyanga induces strength in body, making it adaptive for tolerating all types of adverse conditions.
- Persons who regularly practice Abhyanga are not much affected by any sort of trauma.
- Abhyanga removes the dirt, improves complexion of body and increases its strength.
6. Swednana
Swedana is a form of therapy that uses herbal steam
to release toxins from the body through the skin. From Sanskrit, sweda (or swid)
means “perspiration" or "sweat”; and during this therapy, sweat is released
through the pores in the skin which release ama, or "toxins," that are rooted
deep in the body.
This therapy is thought to relieve muscular tension,
restore flexibility, clear energy passages, detoxify the body, and help with
muscular inflammation, hypertension, blood pressure and circulation.
Benefits of Swedana Treatment:
- Improves metabolism and respiration because it is expectorant.
- Elinimates toxins and relaxes the musculature.
- Increase joint mobility.
- Soften the skin.
- Increase appetite.
- Reduces stress and fatigue.
- Activates circulation.
- Helps eliminates cholesterol.
- Normalizes kidney function.
- Tones the nervous system.
- Normalize digestive functions.
- Facilities burning of fats.
- Helps to control arthritic conditions.
7. Pindasweda
Pinda Sweda is one of the most important sudation therapies used in Panchakarma. During the treatment, various parts of the patient's body are uniformly massaged with a linen bundle dipped in medicated oil.
Benefits of Pinda Sweda Treatment:
- Improved circulation.
- Lymphatic drainage.
- Joint health.
- Relaxed muscles.
- Enhanced injury recovery.
- Complete relaxation.
- Improved sleep.
- Rheumatoid arthritis .
- Stiffness in neck.
- Frozen shoulder.
8. Kati Basti
Kati Basti is deep tissue therapy using heat to heal and oils to repair the tissue. Heat increases blood flow, the increase in blood flow can reduce swelling, assist with pain relief and soften ligaments, tendons and muscles.
Benefits of Pinda Sweda Treatment:
- Increases the circulation in the region, the skin absorbs the herbal oil, and both nourishes and strengthens the muscles and nerves.
- Pacifies one of the primary sites of Vata, relieving pain, soreness, and tension and restoring flexibility.
- Relieves chronic lower backaches and painful muscle spasms, and muscle stiffness.
Kati Basti is beneficial in all types of back and spinal problems. Some of them are listed underneath :
- Relaxed muscles.
- Enhanced injury recovery.
- Complete relaxation.
- Improved sleep.
- Rheumatoid arthritis .
- Stiffness in neck.
- Frozen shoulder.
9. Hriday Basti
The medicated oil is retained on the chest wall which gives a positive influence on the heart chakra which in turn has a beneficial effect on the mind and gives strengthening effect to the heart muscle. This therapy nourishes, strengthens, balances heart function and rejuvenates the heart through Hridaya marma.
Benefits of Hriday Basti Treatment:
- Coronary heart diseases.
- Angina.
- Bronchiectasis.
- Ischemic heart diseases.
- Cardiomayopathy.
- Asthma and other respiratory disorders.
Uro basti is a warming procedure of the chest
area and the heart. This type of warming is used in the treatment of respiratory
disease (disease of bronchii and lungs ), weakness of the cardiac muscles
(myocardial dystropy). Uro basti improves the circulation and breathing
functions.
Kundalini Yoga : It
energizes the Anahata Chakra seated in the heart and thus gives positive
influence on the heart and mind energizing the whole body. Relieves stress and
anxiety.
10. Janu Basti
The knee joint is called Janu Sandhi in Sanskrit; hence the name Janu Basti is given to the procedure done on knee joints. In this the knee joint is bathed with warm medicated oil or freshly prepared herbal decoction.
Benefits of Janu Basti Treatment:
- Pacifies aggravated Vata dosha in the knee region.
- Restores the lubricating fluid in the joint and maintain integrity of the structures involved in the joint.
- Removes stiffness and pain in Knee joint.
- Protects knee joints from age related changes.
- Increases blood circulation; thus strengthens and nourishes the knee joints.
- Improves the mobility of the knee joints (knee flexion and knee extension).
- Its Benifits are:
- Osteoarthritis of knee joints.
- Osteoporosis.
- Arthrosis of knee joints.
- Chronic pain of the knee joint.
11. Basti
Basti is a procedure wherein the medicated oil/kashayam/fluid which is given through the anal route gets absorbed in the intestine with simultaneous action of the medicines which are there in the oil or decoction given Helps is diseases of overall body
Benefits of Janu Basti Treatment:
- It is said that basti is like a blessing for the kids and the adults.
- It helps to cleanse the doshas, pacify the doshas.
- Helps in nourishing the body internally.
- Controls ageing.
- Increases immunity.
- Improves overall mind and body strength.
- Improves skin tone and texture.
- Improves semen and egg quality.
- Rejuvenating to the body.
- Therapeutic use in Arthritis, Lumbar spondylitis, Cervical spondylitis and various other joint and muscle issues.
- Sports injuries.
- Parkinsonism, alzehimers, stroke.
- Delayed milestones, ADHD diseases.
- Degenerative diseases.
- Alzheimer’s and other nervous system diseases.
- Recurrent missed abortions.
- Infertility.
- Chronic constipation.
- Debilitated conditions.
- Weight loss.
- Improves vision.
- Improves the strength of all senses.
- PCOD, menorrhagia.
12. Pralepnam
Pralepana is the external application of Ayurvedic medicated paste on any part of the body where pain associated with inflammatory conditions persists. The ingredients of the paste vary according to the nature of the ailment.
Benefits of Pralepnam Treatment:
13. Raktamokshan
Raktamokshana is the important and prime process of blood detoxification. It is derived from two words ie; 'rakt' which means blood & 'mokshana' which means leave. So the meaning of raktamokshana is to let the blood out. Leech Therapy is a Blood Purification Therapy which is helpful in letting the toxic blood out of the body. During this process, medicinal Leeches are used which suck the impure blood out and release certain enzymes in the blood which are supportive in increasing the immunity as well as the healing power of body.
Benefits of Raktamokshana Treatment:
- Chronic skin diseases (such as, psoriasis, eczema, cutaneous leishmaniasis hard-to-heal wounds).
- Phlebitis and gout.
- Ischaemic heart disease.
- To prevent post-surgical blood clotting.
- In the treatments of asthma.
- For pain relief, in conditions such as osteoarthritis (ankle, hip, knee, shoulder, small joint).
- To treat localised infections such as abscesses, mastitis, paronychia.
- To treat hypertension and migraines.
14. Uttarbasti
Uttarbasti is one such type of therapy being indicated for infertility. Many times local causative factors in the uterus will be responsible for infertility or abortions like unhealthy endometrium, tubal block, cervical factors or ovulatory causes. Uttara basti is the procedure indicated in all these problems.
Benefits of Uttarbasti Treatment:
15. Mukhalepam
Mukha lepam is a very famous ayurvedic facial therapy which can be characterized as a pure ayurvedic skincare treatment. This herbal and natural pack contains various sorts of herbs, therapeutic plants, juices of plants, oils, ghee, decoction, etc. are utilized that are free from side effects.
Benefits of Mukhalepam Treatment:
- It prevents aging of the skin.
- Avoids wrinkles and tones the skin.
- Reduces swelling and pain.
- Clear skin infection and pain.
- Alleviate skin injuries.
- It pacifies pigmentation.
- Reduces discoloration of facial skin.
