Ksheera – milk
Dhoomam – sudation by fumigating

Here the milk is boiled with some vata reducing herbs and the steam is directed to the body for the perspiration.

This is one among the modified form of sagni swedas. The steam is directed to a steam chamber and the patient is made to sit inside the chamber for perspiration.

Procedure

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It is a procedure (Ayurvedic treatment) wherein medicated oil is applied to the head in a special manner. It is effective in vata aggravated type of disorders. It promotes both mental and physical ...

It is a preparative or sometimes curative treatments (shirovasti ayurvedic therapy) doing as a part of external oleation.

Procedure

Putting either oil soaked cotton swab or pa...

Rasayana chikithsa is one among the Ashtanga Ayurveda (8 branches of Ayurveda). This branch of medicine is meant for preventing the effect of aging and to improve memory, intelligence, complexion, ...

Swedana is a procedure which induces perspiration/sweating. In this treatment (Ayurvedic sweat therapy), the patient’s body is made to perspire using various mode of swedana karma depending u...