Panchkarma is mainly a detoxification therapy consisting of five main therapies. viz. Vamana, Virechana, Basti, Nasya and Rakthmokshana.
Panchakarma is very effective and specified type of treatment in ayurveda. It is widely used in all 8(eight) branches of ayurveda, viz.

1. (kaya)- comprising of general medicine / all somatic disorders.
2. (bal)-comprising of gynaecology, obstetrics, paediatrics.
3. (graha)-comprising of psycho-somatic disorders.
4. (Urdhvang)- comprising of ENT, ophthalmology, head & brain.
5. (shalya)- comprising of surgery.
6. (danshtra)- comprising of toxicology.
7. (jara or rasayana)- comprising of geriatrics & immunological studies.
8. (vajikarana)- comprising of sexual disorder studies.

Scope of Panchakarma

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

• 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.

Panchakarma Therapies

( done at Dr Shahs Panchkarma Ayurveda Clinic)