Panchakarma Treatments Center in Bangalore Shathayu Ayurveda

Panchakarma, as the name suggests is a power pack of five rejuvenating and detoxifying therapies:

Ayurveda recommends Panchakarma as a seasonal treatment for maintaining mental and physical hygiene and balance. Panchakarma is a five-fold therapy; it is highly individualized based on the needs of the individual depending on the Ayurvedic constitutional type, doshic imbalances, age, digestive strength, immune status, and many other factors.

The scope of Panchakarma treatments are well known for its preventive, curative and rejuvenation action. Ayurveda classics have mentioned multidimensional actions like, it removes toxins out of the body, helps in treating the disease conditions, improves metabolism, nourishes the body and if taken regularly in a proper way it helps to increase the lifespan of an individual.

Penta detoxification treatments are

Vamana Karma: Therapeutically induced vomiting
Virechana Karma: Therapeutically induced purgation
3^rd & 4^th Basti karma: Medicated enemas which includes decoction and oil enema
Nasya Karma: Administration of medicine through nasal drops
Panchakarma treatments will be planned in 3 phases

Pre-Panchakarma:

Examining and understanding an individual’s body constitution & the condition
Counselling
Correction of the digestive fire
Planning the diet and lifestyle supportive for the treatment
Snehana i.e. oleation and Swedana i.e, fomentation

Panchakarma the Main phase

It is an important phase & it has to be done under the supervision of physician only.
As planned earlier, in this phase medicine to induce vomiting or purgation will be administered. Also medicated enema will be administered depending on the condition. Specific Pre-panchakarma procedures will be planned to make this phase more beneficial.
These Panchakarma treatments are not merely a digestive tract cleansing therapies. It helps to remove the toxins from cellular level

Post-Panchakarma Phase

In this phase patient will be observed for the symptoms related to the completion of detoxification.
Based on the level & intensity of detoxification suitable diet will be advised.
Diet starts with liquids like rice gruel and gradually it will be changed to semi-solid and then to normal diet. This phase is as important as main phase.
In order to plan the Panchakarma treatments Physician may require some of the blood investigations based on which specific panchakarma and diet will be planned.

Virechana

It is a medicated purification therapy done for treating gastrointestinal dysfunctions, skin diseases and other issues associated with excess pitta dosha in the body.

Duration: 10 days

Benefits: It helps root out:

Joint disorders, Gynecological disorders, Chronic Fever, Headaches, Asthma, Skin disorders, Diabetes, Digestive disorders.

Vamana

It is a therapeutic emesis technique to cleanse excess kalpha dosha accumulated in the body and the respiratory tract which causes repeated bronchitis, colds, cough or asthama.

Duration: 10 days

Benefits: It helps root out:

Bronchial Asthma, Chronic Allergies, Hay Fever, Nasal Congestion.

Basti (Oil And Decoction Enema)

It involves the administration of medicated oils/herbal decoctions through rectum. Basti is often called as the mother of all Panchakarma treatments since it flushes out the toxins from all the 3 doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha, through the colon.

Duration: 8-30 days

Benefits: It relieves

Digestive issues, chronic fever, kidney stones, heart pains, backache, joint pains, muscle spasms, headaches, Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Obesity.