Abhyang
Massage over the body using medicated oils, also called Bahyantar Snehan
It is useful in diseases like
- joint and muscle pain
- paralysis
- muscle weakness
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- dryness
Swedan Karma
Procedure of giving medicated steam to whole body or part of the body
It is useful in diseases like
- pain in joints and muscles
- stiffness of muscles
- fatigue
- insomnia
Shirodhara
Procedure of continuous pouring of medicated oil, medicated milk, medicated buttermilk, kwath over the forhead of the person.
It is useful in the diseases like
- Mental illness like depression, anxiety
- for relaxation
- migraine
- Dandruff
- Migraine
- insomnia
- High blood pressure
- psoriasis
- Epilepsy
Janu Basti
Janu means knee joint and Basti means to hold. Thus janubasti is a procedure in which medicated oil are poured over the knee joint for the fixed duration of time in a compartment made there.
It is very useful in reducing the knee joint pain due to osteoarthritis
Kati Basti, Manya Basti
Procedure of pouring medicated oil over the spinal area over lower back, neck and keeping it there for the specific duration of time in a compartment made over there.
it is useful in
- Lumber Spondylitis
- Cervical Spondylitis
- Sciatica
Netra Tarpan
Netra Tarpan consist of two Sanskrit words Netra meaning Eye and Tarpan meaning rehydration. It is a procedure of pouring medicated ghritam over the eyes and keeping it there for specified period of time in a compartment made there.
It is useful in
- Dryness of eyes
- glaucoma
- Burning sensation in eyes
- It prevents worsening of eyesight
Karna Puran
Procedure of pouring medicated oil in the ear and keeping it there for specific period of time
It is useful in
- Pain, itching in ear
- deafness
- whistling sound
Patra Pottli Swed/ Shastishali Pinda Swed
Procedure of giving swedan to the patient with medication filled pottlis
It is useful in
- Backache
- muscle pain, joint pain
- muscular dystrophy
- weakness
Agnikarma
Procedure done by Panchdhatu Shalaka
It is useful in
- Knee joint pain
- Frozen shoulder, Tennis Elbow, Sciatica
- pain in heel
- to remove corn, warts