Upanaha

Classical ayurvedic bandaging techniques using herbal paste or medicated oil on particular area.

Benefits: Used in fractures, knee pain, tennis elbow, ligament injury and osteoarthritis.

Dhara

Pouring a continues stream of warm liquid on the affected area or whole body from a certain height for a specific time, liquid may be Kashaya (herbal decoction) or Dhanyamla (fermented medicated liquid) or Ksheera (medicated milk) according to the condition of the patient.

Benefits:

Kashaya Dhara: With herbal decoctions – Kapha or Pitta associated Vata diseases, wounds, eye disorder, vaginal diseases, pain etc.

Dhanyamla Dhara: With fermented medicated liquid – in Pitta conditions, burning neuropathy and reduces inflammation.

Ksheeradhara:  With medicated milk – reduces burning sensation, inflammatory pain and psychological disorder.

External vasthi

Retention of warm medicated oil within a sealed walled frame made of urad dal floor on the affected area for a specific time. It gives the effects of both Snehana and Swedana.

Greava Vasthi – The procedure is done in the cervical region or back of the neck. Reduces inflammation, pain, stiffness and rejuvenate nerves in cervical region. Mainly done for the conditions like Spondylitis, Spondylosis, Intra vertebral disc prolapse of cervical region.

Kati Vasthi – The procedure is done in the lumbar region or low back region. Reduces inflammation, pain, stiffness and rejuvenate nerves in cervical region. Mainly done for the conditions like Spondlytis, Spondylosis, Intra vertebral disc prolapse of lumbar region.

Janu Vasthi – The procedure done on both knee. Reduces pain and delay degeneration of knee, reduce inflammation and help in production of synovial fluid, strengthen the structures around knee. Beneficial in osteoarthritis, knee pain, meniscal tear and ligament injury.

Uro Vasti: Procedure done on heart region, strengthen heart muscles, reduces pain, mainly use conditions like external injury, pain and costochondritis.

Siro Vasti – In this procedure the medicated oil is allowed to stay over the head for certain time using a special leather sheet, reduces Vata in the head, delay degeneration of brain cells, rejuvenate nerve and sense organs. Mainly done in chronic head ache, migraine, sleeplessness, depression, hemiplegia, facial problems, eye & ear disorders.

Annalepa

It is a variety of Swedana where inducing Swedana by applying warm paste of Anna/Shashtika. It can be done locally or full body according to the condition of the patient and age of the patient.

Benefit: Usually done in very weak patient, children etc, mainly used in motor neuron diseases, degenerative diseases, emaciation, muscular dystrophy and peripheral neuropathy.

Naranga kizhi

Type of Swedana (Sudation) treatment in which heated bolus (Potali) are applied either locally or to the entire body by considering the condition of the patient. The bolus bags are prepared with Patra, Naranga (assorted herbal leaves and lemon) and other herbal powders.

Benefits: Reduces chronic pain, reduces stiffness & joint pain, beneficial in frozen shoulder, arthritis, paralysis and muscle injuries.

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