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Treatment In Ayurveda
The treatment in Ayurveda can be classified broadly into two
| Sodhana Chikilsa (Purification Therapy) | Shamana Chikilsa (Alleviating Therapy) |
Sodhana Chikilsa
The main aim of these treatments is to eliminate the internal causative factors of the disease. Large quantities of toxic bi-products are formed in the body as a result of continuous metabolic process. All though most of these toxins are eliminated naturally by the body's excretory systems, some may get deposited in the various tissues of the body, which ensures the vitiation of Doshas, Dhatus etc and then the normal functioning of the systems is impaired. Similarly disease causing toxins accumulate in the body as a result of various factors like wrong body habits, wrong food habits, incompatible combination of food items, suppression of the body urges, emotional imbalance etc.
Various therapeutic procedures are used to facilitate the elimination of such harmful factors. They are:
| Vamana | (Emesis Therapy) Internal oral medicines are administered to induce vomiting. |
| Virechana | (Purgation Therapy) Here internal medicines are administered to induce purgation. |
| Nasyam | (Nasal Medication) Herbal Medicines in the form of oil or power is administered through the nostril. |
| Vasathy | (Medicated enema therapy) Herbal medicines in the form of decoction or oil are administered through annus. |
| Rakthamoksham | (Bloodletting therapy) in this procedure impure blood is drained out of the body through various means. (Needla-Pricking, Venesection, Leaching etc.) |
These five procedures are collectively termed as Pancha Karma. The word literally means five procedures to purify the body there by to bring back the body functions to the normal tone. This is specially formed in a condition of increased Dosha Vitiation.
Shaman Chikilsa
This is specially done after the sodhana Therapy and in less vitiation. Herbal medicines are used internally and externally to correct the derangement of functions of Dosha, Dhatus, malas and Agni and also to increase the body immunity. The restoration of normally is brought about without any elimination.
