Shirodhara
It includes pouring of liquid on the ‘Aagya Chakra’ in a thin stream on the forehead.
A) Taildhara – with medicated oil.
B) Takradhara – with medicated buttermilk.
C) Ksherdhara – with medicated milk.
Benefits:
Helps in Insomnia, Stress, Insanity, Depression, Anxiety, Hemiplagia etc.
Udvartana
In this, combination of prescribed herbal powder and oil is used on the entire body.
Benefits:
This treatment is to reduce body fat and strengthen the body. Effective in Obesity. It cleanses and revitalizes the skin and removes body odour.
Mukhlepanam
Herbal Face pack treatment where herbal powder is mixed with cow’s milk and applied on face.
Benefits:
It is used to moisturize, cleanse, tone and rejuvenate your skin.
Kati Basti
Oil is kept on the lower back by a boundary of herbal paste.
Benefits:
Kati Basti is Ayurveda’s unique treatment for musculoskeletal disorders of the spine, shoulder and joints. It provides significant relief in conditions such as Sciatica, slipped and degenerative discs, back pain, frozen shoulder, knee problems and Arthritis.
Herbal Facial
Massages done on the face with special herbal gels followed by steam and face pack
helps to rejuvenate the facial skin.
Benefits:
Nourishes the skin, helps to reduce acne, pimple, scars and marks, remove dead cells of skin, provide a soothing and relaxing effect on skin and help to prevent premature aging of skin.
Janu Basti
In this, the knee joint is bathed with warm medicated oil or freshly prepared herbal decoction.
Benefits:
Helpful in acute or chronic knee pain, gives relief from the pain and stiffness associated with knee, effective in Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Osteopenia.
Vamana
Vamana Karma also known as medical emesis or medical vomiting includes internal administration of medicated ghee.
Benefits:
It is used as a treatment for Psoriasis. Vitiated and aggressive Kapha dosha is expelled out of the body, leading to cure of disease. The digestion and metabolism power gets enhanced; person gains strength, nourishment and immunity.
Virechana
In this method of detoxification and purification, the doshas are removed in the form of faeces through the rectum.
Benefits:
Virechana karma is highly recommended in case of diseases of Pitta dosha aggravation or vitiation like Inflammations, Jaundice, Skin diseases, Piles, Liver/Spleen diseases, Heart diseases and Constipation.
Basti
Plastic enemas and syringes are used to push medicated decoctions viz. medicated oil enemas and cleansing enemas into the intestines of the patient.
Benefits:
Basti karma has the reputation to be half of the entire treatments that can be available to provide substantial cure and relief of Vata disorders. It nourishes and feeds the colonic flora. Basti also enhances the immune system of the individual by cleansing and nourishing the colon.
Abhyanga
Abhyanga or oil massage is a form of Ayurvedic treatment that involves massage of the body with large amounts of warm oil. The oil is often pre-medicated with herbs for specific conditions.
Benefits:
Nourishes the entire body and decreases the effects of aging, lubricates the joints, increases circulation and stamina, calms the nerve, softens and smoothens skin, stimulates the internal organs of the body etc.
Swedanam
Swedana is the process of inducing sweat with the help of steam generated from medicated herbal decoctions. It is the pre-operative procedure in various Ayurvedic detox therapies where the objective is to dilate the channels of the body and to detach the toxins from the tissues.
Benefits:
Swedana is indicated in Hemiplegia, Arthritis, Parkinson, Osteoarthritis, Low Back Ache, Sciatica, Sinusitis, Chronic Constipation, Asthma and Cough.
Shiro Abhyangam
Shiro Abhyangam or Head massage for hair is the act of rubbing, kneading and applying pressure to the skin of the scalp with the fingers and hands. Medicated oils are used for this process.
Benefits:
Promotes hair growth, relieves sleeplessness, restlessness and insomnia, relieves symptoms of anxiety and depression and boosts memory capabilities.
Body Polishing
Body polish is a treatment for the skin, basically a facial for the body.
Benefits:
A body polish is a popular body treatment that exfoliates and hydrates your skin, leaving it smooth and soft. It removes dead cells and stimulates the skin cells to generate fresh and healthier layers of skin.
Body Wrap
This treatment includes the use of dried herbs with various essential oils. The body is covered for a shorter or longer period of time.
Benefits:
It deeply detoxifies and exfoliates body allowing the skin to be left soft and revitalised.
Nasya
The nose is the direct route to the brain and also the doorway to consciousness. Nasya is the practice of lubricating nasal passages with special herbal oil referred to as Nasya oil.
Benefits:
Nasya karma ensures the proper and healthy growth of hair. The therapy enhances the activity of sense organs and protects the person from diseases pertaining to head. Early aging process is effectively prevented by the regular administration of Nasya karma. Effective in Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, Frozen Shoulder, Migraines etc
Shirobasti
Lukewarm medicated oils are kept on the scalp with a leather cap around it.
Benefits:
Helpful in Facial paralysis, Headache, Spondylitis, Hemiplegia etc.
Karnaporana
Ear canal is field up with medicated lukewarm oil & removed after sometime.
Benefits:
Beneficial in Tinnitus, mild conductive deafness and other ear ailments.
Tarpanam
Keeping a medicated ghee or oil in a grove made up by flour and water around the eyes.
Benefits:
It is for eye disorders. It helps in strengthening of optic nerves and prevent Cataract, Glaucoma, Pterygium, Myopia and Squint etc.
Pindswedan
Medical puddings tied in bag of fine cloth are applied externally and body is made to perspire.
Benefits:
It strengthens and rejuvenates the back and spine, increases circulation, removes dirt and unwanted tissues, provides color and complexion to the skin, induces good sleep and reduces stiffness and inflammation.
Dahana Karma
This treatment is done with pre heated seed of Bhallataka (Semecarpus Anacardium). It is to be touched on certain parts of body parts.
Benefits:
This treatment is particularly useful to treat Corns, Plantar Fasciitis, Sciatica, Calcaneal Spur.
Raktamokshanam
Raktamokshana or the technique of bloodletting is mainly advised for Pitta dosha and Rakta (blood tissue) imbalance and toxicity.
Benefits:
This is highly effective in skin diseases like Edema, Abscess, Inflammations, Dullness, Uraemia and Pericarditis.
Yoni Dhavan & Yoni Basti
Herbal oils and decoctions are applied through the vaginal route.
Benefits:
For Gynecological disorders, Vaginal Candidacies, Infertility. It is also a purification process for genital organs