Panchakarma for Healthy People
In daily life – nasya (nasal instillation); Snehan (oleation) is done by basti (Medicinal enema), karnapuran (ear instillation), etc.
Panchkarma in Seasonal Illness
Season |
Month |
Dosha predominance |
Panchakarma |
Vasant (spring) |
March-April
April-May |
Kapha |
Vamana, nasya |
Varsha(rainy) |
July-August
August-September |
Vaata |
Basti |
Sharad( autumn) |
September-October October November |
Pitta |
Virechana, rakta -mokshana |
- Panchakarma in geriatrics & pediatrics-panchakarma can be done safely in any age group. As for example, “basti treatment” can be given to a very old person and also to a new born baby.
- Panchakarma is equally beneficial for men and women and all types of panchakarma can be done in adults.
- Panchakarma is especially practiced to increase immunity and sexual power-before starting “rasayana” or “vajikarana” treatment it is always advised to undergo through a detoxification process called panchakarma.
- panchakarma is used for all types of chronic diseases as well as for newer diseases-in diseases like asthma, ;diabetes, high blood pressure etc. this treatment has given very enthusiastic positive results.
And In acute pain and swelling, procedures like snehana, swedana and rakta mokshana helps to relieve symptoms very quickly.
- panchakarma is also advised before any kind of surgical treatment. So that the reoccurrence of disease can be checked.
- panchakarma also helps to reduce the total time taken for the treatment of chronic diseases. Excess toxins are eliminated by this process thus giving medicine more space to act fast.
- panchakarma is cost effective treatment, since time taken to cure a disease is shortened, total cost of treatment ;goes down.