Pradhan Karma
Principle Procedure

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PURVA KARMA
PREPARATORY PROCEDURES

Divided into two procedures:-
1. Snehan means external lubrication or massage with Ayurvedic oils.
2.Swedan means sweating procedure without and with medicated steam bath.

Ayurveda uses two main modalities, in the therapeutics of a disease, each with its own distinct purpose. Shamana therapy is used to palliate or manage the symptoms of disease, whereas shodhana therapy is used to eliminate the cause of disease. Each type of disease management has its own appropriateness depending on the patient, the time and the nature and stage of illness.

Shamana shikitsa
Procedures for Alleviating the Symptoms

Shamana, which means "to suppress,' reduces or eliminates symptoms. Shamana treatments make the patient feel better by suppressing the effects of the body's accumulated ama. Shamana does directly deal with the root cause of the illness, and thus can never effect a complete cure.