Vashpa
Swedan
Practitioners of various health care across the world recommend many kinds of non medicated water steam for various reasons which proves to be effective, whereas the steam from the medicated water from various Ayurvedic herb has its own several benefits which dislodges the toxins from the body. Vashpa sweda (Ayurveda steam) helps to mobilize the accumulated Ama (body wastes-toxins) from different body channels and eliminates it out of the body through sweat.
Procedure:
The vashpa sweda, one of the pre-operative procedure of Panchakama therapy is mainly aimed at removing the toxins from the body. Steam bath is supported by the different steam boxes, where a person can take a sitting or lying down posture. Fully medicated steam is passed to the chamber so that the person gets his body below the neck completely bathed in medicated steam in addition to removing toxic wastes.
Benefits:
- Vashpa swedana :The steam passes through the skin pores and opens the body channels and removes the Ama (toxins) from the body and hence the effect of the sudation can be achieved.
- Relieves the pain of one suffering from arthritis.
Indication:
- Osteo-arthritis
- Neurological disorder like paralysis, sciatica, demyelinating disease etc
- Kyphoscoliosis
- Psoriasis
- Muscular atrophy