What is Panchkarma?
Panchkarma is a five-fold therapy, which is a classical form of treatment in Ayurveda. There are two main treatment methodologies in Ayurveda i.e. Shamana & Shodhana. Acharya Charak has said that doshas eliminated by shodhana process are not likely to cause the disease again, so it is considered to be a better treatment methodology. It includes vamana (emesis), virechan (purgation), anuvasan basti(enema by oil ), aasthapan or nirooh basti (enema by decoction) & shirovirechana ( nasal insufflations).