Essentials of Panchakarma Therapy

Contents Part- I 12 1 Purvakarma 16 1.1 Snehena 16 I. Bahya Snehana: 16 a) Abhyanga 16 b) Mardana 17 c) Unmardana 17 d) Murdhva taila 17 e) Shiro Abhyanga 18 f) Shiro Sheka 18 g) Shiro Pichu 19 h) Shiro Basti 19 i) Karnapurana 20 j) Nasatarpana 21 k) Akshitarpana 21 l) Mastihkya: 22 m) Snehavagahana 23 n) Snehadhara 23 II. Abhuantara Snehana 23 a) Sarpi (Ghrita) 23 b) Taila 24 c) Vasa 24 d) Majja 24 1.2 Svedana 33 2 Pradhana Karma 40 2.1 Vamana 40 2.2 Virechana 2.3 Basti 62 I. Niruha 62 II. Sneha Basti 81 2.4 Nasya 95 I. General Procedure 98 II. Dhmapana 104 2.5 Raktamokshana 115 Part- II 126 1 Some Special Svedana Procedures 136 1.1 Pinda Svesa 136 1.2 Shashtikashali Pinda Sveda 136 1.3 Annlepana: 141 1.4 Patra Pauttali Sveda 145 1.5 Jambira Pinda Sveda 145 1.6 Churna Pinda Sveda 149 1.7 Pan ni Kizhi 150 1.8 Baluka Sveda 152 1.9 Tuhsa(Husk) Pinda 153 1.1 Lavana Pinda Sveda 154 1.11 Jeeraka Pinda Svda 154 1.12 Karisha Pinda Sveda 155 1.13 Anda Sveda 155 2 Drava Sveda 158 2.1 Avagha Sveda 158 2.2 Dhara 159 2.3 Shirodhara 161 2.4 Kashiradhara or Dugdhadhara 165 2.5 Takradhara 166 2.6 Dhanyamla dhara 167 2.7 Pizhichil 169 2.8 Pizhin n u tad'aval 174 3 Shiro Pichu 175 4 Shiro Basti 177 5 Tala 184 6 Tala Potichchil 185 7 Nadi Sveda 187 8 Kshiradhuma 189 9 Upanaha 192 9.1 Niragmika Upahnaha 192 9.2 Sagneya Upanaha 194 10 Some Local Basti 198 10.1 Kati Basti 198 10.2 Urahbasti 201 10.3 Griva basti 202 11 Udvartana 204 12 Akshi Tarpana 206 13 Karna Purana 213 14 Mukhalepa 215 Part-III 218 Standard Pancakarma tratment of some common diseases 218 Part- IV 237 Some photographs of the patuebts treated with Panchajarma 237 Part-V 247 Annexure 247