pancha karma therapy

Ayurveda advocates certain purification methods for flushing out the stagnant and abnormally accumulated metabolites and endotoxins and thereby making system clean and fresh. This therapy is called panchakarma therapy.

Vamana (includes vomiting) virechana( purgation) vasty (nenema) nasya ( nasal medication) and rakta moksha ( bloodletting ) are the five expelling or detoxification treatments.

AIM OF AYURVEDA

The aim of ayurveda can be categorized into two

1. Relief of misery of the suffering people

2. Preservation of health of healthy people and to help them to attain the four principle aims of life which are as follows:

Dharma: doing right things, which are good for the well being of the individual as well his society to perform religious rites, etc

Artha : to acquire wealth of the means of livelihood.

Kama: satisfaction of the worldly desires, passion etc.

Fundamental principles of ayurveda

1. The panch mahabhuta concept

Pancha mahabhuta is the Sanskrit term , pancha stands for five

Mahabhuta stands for the structural elements of the universe .

The five mahabutas are as follows

Aakash : this can be compared to the space element

Vayu: air element

Agni: fire element

Jala: water element

Prithvi: earth element

AYURVEDA

Ayurveda is the natural healing system of india dating back to 3000 b.c etymologicaly speaking the sanskrit term ayurveda composed of two words Ayu and Veda Ayu means life and veda means knowledge or science .

so the two word combine to give the meaning the science of life or the knowledge about life. or sensible way of living. life that is the combination of body , mind , sense organs and soul.so we can see that a very comprehensive meaning is conveyed by the small term AYURVEDAAyurveda is the knowledge that indicates the appropriate and inappropriate in life , the happy and sorrowful condition of living , what is auspicious or inauspicious for longevity , as well as the measure of life itself.is also a system of medicine in the sense that it systematizes and applies the knowledge about health and disease of balanced and unbalanced states of living beings and how unbalanced states can be corrected and the restored balance maintained. according to Ayurveda , health is not merely considered to be a state of freedom from ailments or diseases , but rather a state of enjoying uninterrupted physical , mental, and spiritual happiness and fulfillment.