Shirodhara is a well established procedure from centuries. With the help of shirodhara equipment warm oil or medicated liquid is dripped on head only in the morning. It develops soothing effect in brain through nerves by pouring liquid on the head.
Uses: Shirodhara is poured for 30 to 60 minutes for minimum 7 days. It is very useful in treating hair fall, greying of hair, hypertension, tension, anxiety, stress, depression, irritability, headache, paralysis, loss of sleep, tinnitus, memory loss, improper vision.
Purpose:
Treatment:
Basti therapy treats disorders of Vata imbalance and is often prescribed for acute Vata conditions.
These include reproductive system disorders, chronic constipation, low back pain, sciatica, rheumatism, gout, arthritis and neuromuscular disorders e.g. Parkinson, MS and atrophy of the nerves and muscles, It also benefits disorders of bones and the urinary systems. Basti is contraindicated for infants, those with rectal bleeding, ulcerative colitis and colon cancer.
Procedure:
Basti given through the anal route, bypasses the liver, and therefore can deliver a far higher concentration of medicine to the organs of the lower abdominal cavity especially. Suitability for basti, Panchakarma’s prime therapy, can only be decided by a professionally qualified physician of natural medicine. It is not to be practiced by, or should one receive basti, other than from qualified professionals.
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