Ayurveda Treatments
An ancient treatment, for well-being that comes from within, Panchakarma rejuvenates the entire being and includes five major procedures that help purify the body by eliminating accumulated toxins. The five key procedures in this treatment are Vamana (Emesis), Virechana (Purgation), Snehavasthi (Medicated Oil Enema), Kashayavasti (Medicated decoction enema) & Nasyam (Nasal Nasal Drops). Panchakarma can be administered to both a healthy as well as an unwell person. When a healthy person undertakes this treatment, it has a preventive, restorative and rejuvenative effect on the body.
The main classical Ayurveda texts begin with accounts of the transmission of medical knowledge from the Gods to sages, and then to human physicians. In Sushruta Samhita ([Sushruta's Compendium]), Sushruta wrote that Dhanvantari, Hindu god of Ayurveda, incarnated himself as a mythical king of Varanasi and taught medicine to a group of physicians, including Sushruta. Ayurveda therapies have varied and evolved over more than two millennia. Therapies are typically based on complex herbal compounds, minerals and metal substances (perhaps under the influence of early Indian alchemy). Ancient Ayurveda texts also taught surgical techniques, including rhinoplasty, kidney stone extractions, sutures, and the extraction of foreign objects