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Panchakarma is cleansing of the body according to Ayurveda. Panchakarma is claimed to eliminate the vitiated Doshas from the body. This is a set of five (pancha = five in sanskrit) procedures. They are Vamana, Virechana, Nirooha, Nasya, and Anuvasana. Nirooha, Anuvasana and Uttaravasthi form the basic types of Vasthi. The term Panchasodhana includes Vamana, Virechana, Sirovirechana, Nirooha, and Rakthamoksha.

Pre Panchakarma procedures

Pre Panchakarma procedures are called as Poorvakarma. They are oliation and sweating.

Benefits of Panchakarma therapy

1. Find out and remove the root cause of diseases
2. Balancing of Vata,Pitta & Kapha
3. Improves  the immune power
4. Body balance
5. Remove  all toxins from body
6. Improved physical and mental efficiency
7. Reduced weight
8. Help alleviate insomnia, anxiety and mental problem.
9. Increases vigour and stamina
10. Results in flexibility of joints

References

1. Mishra L, Singh BB, Dagenais S., Altern Ther Health Med. 2001 Mar Healthcare and disease management in Ayurveda (Archived on 25 May 2013)
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3. Gupta B, Mahapatra SC, Makhija R, Kumar A, Jirankalgikar N, Padhi MM, Devalla RB, Ayu. 2011 Observations on Vamana procedure in healthy volunteers (Archived on 25 May 2013)
4. Samhita, Sharangadhara (2006). "Nasya Vidhi Uttarakhanda 8/63". In Parashuram Shastri Vidyasagar (ed.). Sharangadhara Samhita Bhishakvara Adhamalla virachita Deepika-Pandit Kasiram vaidya virachita-gudhartha deepika ya cha samvalita (2006 ed.). Varanasi, India: Chaukambha Surabharathi Prakashan. p. 346.
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