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Panchakarma & clinical therapies

10 procedures, delivered only at a partnered Ayurvedic clinic under a qualified Vaidya — never self-administered.

🏥 These are clinical procedures. AyurPal explains them for understanding; it does not deliver or prescribe them.
Preparatory (Purvakarma)

Oleation Therapy

स्नेहन · Snehana

A preparatory (purvakarma) therapy of internal and/or external oleation that softens and mobilises the doshas before a main Panchakarma procedure.

Sudation / Therapeutic Sweating

स्वेदन · Svedana

A preparatory therapy using herbal steam or heat to liquefy doshas and relieve stiffness, usually following oleation.

Panchakarma — five main procedures

Therapeutic Emesis

वमन · Vamana

A supervised Panchakarma procedure of controlled, medicated emesis to clear aggravated kapha. A clinical procedure only.

Therapeutic Purgation

विरेचन · Virecana

A supervised Panchakarma procedure using controlled, medicated purgation to clear aggravated pitta. A clinical procedure only.

Medicated Enema

बस्ति · Basti

A supervised Panchakarma procedure delivering medicated decoctions and oils per rectum — classically considered the foremost treatment for vata.

Nasal Administration

नस्य · Nasya

A Panchakarma procedure administering medicated oils or powders through the nasal passages for disorders of the head and neck.

Therapeutic Bloodletting

रक्तमोक्षण · Raktamokṣaṇa

A supervised Panchakarma procedure of controlled bloodletting (by leech or instrument) for localised, aggravated pitta-rakta conditions. A clinical procedure only.

Localised therapies

Shirodhara (Oil-stream Therapy)

शिरोधारा · Śirodhārā

A gentle therapy pouring a steady stream of warm medicated oil over the forehead, traditionally used to calm the mind and support sleep.

Kati Basti (Low-back Oil Pool)

कटिबस्ति · Kaṭi Basti

A localised therapy holding warm medicated oil in a dough well over the lower back, traditionally used for stiffness and discomfort there.

Udvartana (Herbal Powder Massage)

उद्वर्तन · Udvartana

A vigorous massage with herbal powders (with or without oil), traditionally used in kapha-medas (heaviness/sluggishness) regimens.