01. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

The Ayurveda Treatment consist of Four basic forms, namely-

• Medicine or drug therapy
• Panchkarm [ Panch (five) Karma (actions/systems) ]
• Dietary regime
• Regulation of lifestyle

And treatments work in 2 Fundamental ways-

1. Prevention
2. Cure

The PREVENTION aspects of treatment are further subdivided into

1.Swasthavritt (personal hygiene) consists of

• 1.dincharya(Daily Routine),
• 2. Ritucharya (seasonal corrections) and
• 3. Sadachar (appropriate behavior)

2.Rasayan & Vajikaran (Rejuvenation & virlification)

3. Yoga

The CURATIVE aspects consist of three parts

1. Antati Parimarjana (Internal Medicines) consisting of

•  Samshodhan (Internal purification through PANCHAKARMA)
•  Samshaman (Curative action)

2. External medicine such as Massage, Use of Pastes, and powder

3. Surgical Treatment

The deep cleansing process, unique to Ayurved, that enables the body to release excess doshas and toxins from its cells and expel them is called Panchakarma, which basically denotes DETOXIFICATION or ELIMINATION of TOXINS from the body. Although the human body is considered as a great, intelligent, natural healing system capable of REJUVENATING itself, the formation of toxins reduces that natural capacity. It is then that Panchakarma plays a crucial role in that correction.