Ayurveda Benefits
Ayurvedic Panchakarma Benefits
Ayurveda
Considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science, Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health that is designed to help people live long, healthy, and well-balanced lives. The term Ayurveda is taken from the Sanskrit words ayus, meaning life or lifespan, and veda, meaning knowledge. It has been practiced in India for at least 5,000 years and has recently become popular in Western cultures. The basic principle of Ayurveda is to prevent and treat illness by maintaining balance in the body, mind, and consciousness through proper drinking, diet, and lifestyle, as well as herbal remedies , bodywork and system cleansings.
Karna Purana is the classic Ayurvedic ear treatment
- sharpens hearing
- removes impurities.
- reduced itching
- dryness
- ringing in the ears
- improved sense of smell
- Relief of “swimmer’s ear
- Reduced ear pain
- Improved sense of taste
- Balanced emotional state
- Reduced ringing in ears
- Relief of dizziness
- Reduced pain of ear in the eardrum
- Improved color perception
- Equalized pressure in the ear
- Reduced stress and tension
- Clearer thinking
- Improved lymphatic fluid flow
Localized Bastis is the classic Ayurvedic treatment by placing a dough dam over a body part and filling it with infused warm oil
- balance the chakras
- organs or nourish specific areas of the body
- relaxation
- cleansing
- pain
- sciatica, rheumatism
- arthritis
- hemiplegia
- poliomyelitis
Most common places for localized bastis
- Uro basti over the Heart
- Thyroid
- Kati Basti over lower back
- Third eye
- Knees
- Chakra’s
Nasya is the classic Ayurvedic sinus and nasal treatment
- Aphonia
- Bronchitis
- Cataract
- Coryza
- Dryness Of The Nose
- Hoarseness of voice
- Hysteria
- Migraine
- Seminal disorders
- Shoulder pain
- Sinus Congestion
- Sinusitis
- Stammering
- Stiffness in the head, neck, teeth and jaw
- Tonsilitis
- Toothache and other tooth disorders
- Uvulitis :
- Strengthens head, face, neck and shoulders and chest
- Improves rhythmic breathing
- Stimulates brain
- Tones vision
- Relieves anxiety and fear
- Improves sleep
- Cleanse the sinuses
- Improves resistant to illnesses and allergens
- Moisturizes nostrils following neti pot regimen
Netra Tarpana is the classic Ayurvedic eye treatment also called the "golden vision"
- This ayurvedic treatment helps to provide maximum rejuvenation to the tired eyes
- Netra tarpana is effective in poor vision
- The treatment strengthens the eye tissues and improves the sight
- Dryness in the eyes.
- Curved eyes
- Watering eyes
- Pain in the eyes
- Conjunctivitis
- Night blindness
- Myopia
- Squinting
- Whitens the sclera of the eyes
- Cleanses eye of environmental particles on the cornea
- Decreases sensitivity of light
- Relieves eye strain
- Moisturizes dry eyes
- Improves blurred vision
- Relieves burning sensation
- Reduces darkness around eyes
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