The word Panchakarma is formed by two words, Pancha means “five” and Karma means “Therapy”.

Panchakarma is a method of cleansing the body of all the unwanted waste after lubricating it. Benefits of Panchakarma include elimination of toxins and waste from the body, balance thidoshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha), improve mental health etc. Panchakarma treatement must be done by trained and qualified persons. The traditional method of Panchakarma can be study from the great land, Kerala Ayurveda Gurukulam is one of the leading Ayurveda School in India which offering this course with highly talented and experienced faculties. This course is available in both online and offline.

Duration                30 days (2.5 hours per day)

Module 1 – Ayurvedic principles :-

Introduction to ayurveda

Philosophical origin and History

The five elements (Panchamahabhuta)

Three governing energies (Tridoshas)

Elements of body (Dhathu)

Bio fire (Agni)

Three waste processes ( Mala)

Metabolic error (Aama)

Module 2 

Basic treatment assistance

Role & duties  of a therapy assisstant

Module 3

Basic knowledge in Human body mechanism

12 different systems in human body

Digestive system

Excretory system 

Circulatory system

Muscular system etc.

module 4

Definition of panchakarma

Ccope of pancha karma

Three stages of sodhanachikitsa

Benefits of panchakarma

MODULE 5

Purva Karma

Dipana,pachana,snehana

Samyakpachana

Role of lavana in oleation

Classification of sneha

Swedana mechanism

Types of swedana

Indication and contraindication of snehana&swedana

Atisnehana&atiswedanavyapat

Module 6

Therapeutic procedures - Practical training of ayurvedic therapies and awareness on Panchakarma

General  Ayurveda therapies (Snehana&swedana) including

Abhyanga (Oil massage)

MukhaAbhyanga( Face massage)

Siroabhyanga (Head massage)

Padabhyanga( Foot massage)

Udwarthana (Powder massage)

Kati Vasti( Oil retention on specific location)

PindaSweda( Bolus treatments)

Kashayadhara( Decoction pouring)

 MODULE 7

 KERALIYA PANCHAKARMA

Pizhichil (Oil pouring)

Ksheeradhara( Medicated milk pouring)

Thakradhara( Medicated butter milk pouring)

Thalapothichil/sirolepam( Application of herbal paste on head)

Njavarakizhi/Shashtikasalipindasweda (Shashtika rice bolus treatment)

Patrapindaswedam( Leaf bolus treatment)

Thalam (Medicine retention on head)

Ksheeradhoomam( Medicated milk treatment)

Sirodhara

Dhoomapanam

 MODULE 8

VAMANA

Indication 

Contraindication

Properties of vamakadravya mode of action

Vamana drugs

Purva karma

Pradana karma

Observation during procedure

Pravara,madyamaheenasudhi

Samsarjanakrama

Complications & management

MODULE 9

VIRECHANA

Indication

Contra ibndication

Samyakvirechanalakshana

Atiyoga

Ayoga

Tarpanadikarma

MODULE 10

NASYA

Nasya drugs

Classification

Indication

Contra indication

Nasya vypad procedure

Drugs to ve stored

Samyak yoga

Heena yoga

Aytiyoga

Paschat karma

MODULE 11

VASTHI

Role & scope of vasti karma

Classification

Yapanavastis

Procedure

Complications

ANUVASANA VASTI

NIRUHA VASTI

MODULE 12

RAKTHA MOKSHA

Siravyadha

Jalookavacharana 

Complications

We will provide study materials for the theory sessions as well as practical sessions. Practical sessions are explained with videos and we will send those videos to the students. After the completion of the course, if there any assistance need by the students, we will give you. We are ready to give you the medicines for the preparations if it is not available at the students end.