Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of medicine that focuses on prevention, longevity and complete physical, mental and social well-being. Panchkarma is a key Ayurvedic treatment that uses five techniques - vomiting, purgation, enema, nasal therapy and bloodletting - to rid the body of accumulated toxins and promote health and healing. Panchkarma treatments can help with many chronic diseases, obesity, skin problems, pain and more, and are beneficial for both prevention and treatment of illness for people of all ages.

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2. Ayurveda is science of life. It deals with the entire creation with special emphasis on the biology of life. Since life is always existent in this world in one or other form, so is truth of ayurveda As quoted in ‘Charaka Samhita’ AYURVEDA

5. Panchkarma is widely used in all 8 (eight) branches of ayurveda 1) Kaya - comprising of general medicine / all somatic disorders 2) Bal - comprising of gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics 3) Graha - comprising of psycho-somatic disorders 4) Urdhvang - comprising of ENT, ophthalmology, head & brain 5) Shalya - comprising of surgery 6) Danshtra - comprising of toxicology 7) Rasayana - comprising of geriatrics & immunological studies 8) Vajikarana - comprising of sexual disorder studies

8. Some common Problems & Remedies

9. Obesity ? Go for Udvartana

10. Hair Fall ? Insomnia ? Go for Shiro - dhara

11. Muscular / bone pain ? Go for Pinda - Sweda

12. Skin Problems ? Go for Vamana - Virechana

13. Migraine ? Asthmatic ? Go for Nasya

17. Thus Panchkarma & Ayurveda contributes to the Rotary Mission , to help build a better world , by enhancing the quality of life .

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