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''Panchakarma'' literally means five therapeutic procedures for body purification. These are indicated for expelling out the excessively aggravated ''dosha'' and maintain balance in body. | |||
These are as follow: | |||
1. ''Vamana'' ( therapeutic emesis) | |||
2. ''Virechana'' (therapeutic purgation) | |||
3. ''Basti'' (therapeutic enema) including ''Niruha'' (enema with medicinal decoction) and ''Anuvasana'' (enema with unctuous substance mainly oil) | |||
4. ''Nasya'' ( nasal errhines/ drug delivery through nose) | |||
5. ''Raktamokshana'' (blood letting modalities) | |||
The description of ''Panchakarma'' procedures is elaborated in sections of [[Siddhi Sthana]] and [[Sutra Sthana]] chapters. The medicines used in these procedures are described in [[Kalpa Sthana]]. | |||