Treatments in Kerala Ayurveda

Various types of therapies includes: medicated oil massage, preventative aspects like regular and seasonal regimens, therapeutic /therapeutic refining procedure using herbal preparations like juice of damp herbs, herbal pastes (kalka), kashayams (herbal decotions) medicated oils, medicated butter and ghee planning, Arishtams (fermented preparations) etc. Panchakarma (refining therapy) is the speciality of Ayurveda treatments which consists of Snehana (oleation), Swedana (sudation), Vamana (inducing emesis), Virechana (inducing purgation), Nasya (medicine through nostrils), Kashaya Vasti (enema using medicated decoction) and Snehavasti (enema using medicated oils. These treatments assist cleanse the systems to preserve ideal health. The inconsistency developed and lodged in Dhatus (tissue spaces) payable to the vitiation of doshas (humours) gets eliminated by the panchakarma therapy.
Ayrvedic pharmacology is based on an advanced native knowledge class called ' DRAVYAGUNA SASTRA' consisting of the survey of a drug in relation to its Rasa (tastes), Guna (properties), Veerya (effectiveness), Vipaka (biotransformation) and Prabhava (particular curative activity. According to Ayurveda the Prakruti (system constitution- view chart) has got severe circumstance, Agni (digestive flame), Ahara (nutrient habits), Ritu (seasonal changes) etc. while selecting the drug and therapy for the specific disease. Ayurvedic pharmacology considers the whole systemic consequence of any plant in terns of its consequence on physical equilibrium (balance of doshas), system tissues (dhatus) and the excretory structure (malas).