Abstract

PANCHAKARMA TREATMENT IN CHILDREN ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA

Vinod Kumar Swami*

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Abstract

Ayurveda is the science of life in this treatment is branched into two types namely; shodhana chikitsa and shaman chikitsa. Shaman therapy includes deepan (appetizer), pachana (digestive) etc. and in shodhana therapy includes panchakarma. Shodhana is one among the two modalities of treatment which is best for uprooting the disease from the root itself. This Principle also holds good for a child an irrespective of the age as basic constituents of the body are same in all age group. Panchakarma incluided five therapies delineate mainly for cleansing the body toxins to achieve balanced state of body. Ayurveda considers that the purification of the body is important before the commencement of any other therapy. Routinely raised question of benefits and contraindications of Panchakarma are needed to be answered. In paediatric patients, panchakarma procedures are equally effective as they are in adult, but In present situation, there is difficulty in administering panchakarma in children because of lack of knowledge of the doses, methodology and complications.

Keywords: Panchakarma, Chikitsa, Shodhana, Paediatric.