Panchakarma \u2013 an ancient therapeutic method \u2013 is Ayurveda’s answer to all chronic diseases. Panchakarma is a powerful therapy that offers the body a unique opportunity for recovery and rejuvenation. Diseases can be cured and the risks of relapse are reduced.<\/p>\n
Panchakarma literally means \u00abfive actions\u00bb \u2013 pa\u00f1ca<\/em> = \u00abfive\u00bb and karma<\/em> = \u00abaction\u00bb. This refers to the five methods or therapies of elimination in Ayurveda.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The five eliminating procedures are:<\/strong><\/p>\n virecana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 the purging<\/span> Panchakarma helps in five different ways to rid the body of Ama<\/em> (metabolic toxins) that have accumulated in the body tissues due to unhealthy diet and improper lifestyle.<\/p>\n The five remedies, in combination with further treatments, help to maintain or restore the balance of the three doshas Vata, Pitta and Kapha, so that our body and mind remain healthy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Panchakarma is performed in three successive phases:<\/p>\n p\u016brvakarma\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 measures and treatments in preparation for the actual Panchakarma therapies A patient who chooses one of the five main treatments depending on his individual condition must always go through all three phases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Panchakarma \u2013 an ancient therapeutic method \u2013 is Ayurveda’s answer to all chronic diseases. Panchakarma is a powerful therapy that offers the body a unique opportunity for recovery and rejuvenation. Diseases can be cured and the risks of relapse are reduced. Panchakarma literally means \u00abfive actions\u00bb \u2013 pa\u00f1ca = \u00abfive\u00bb and karma = \u00abaction\u00bb. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_panchakarma.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vedasudha.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vedasudha.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vedasudha.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vedasudha.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vedasudha.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/vedasudha.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1292,"href":"https:\/\/vedasudha.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions\/1292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vedasudha.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vedasudha.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nvasti<\/em>oder basti\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 the enema<\/span>
\nnasya\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 the nose treatment<\/span>
\nvamana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 the medical vomiting<\/span>
\nrakta mok\u1e63ana\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 the therapeutic bloodletting<\/span><\/p>\nThe three phases of a Panchakarma treatment<\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>pradh\u0101nakarma\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 the five main treatments, the actual Panchakarma
\n<\/span>pa\u015bc\u0101tkarma\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Follow-up treatments to enhance or maintain the effect of the main therapies<\/span><\/p>\n